BiInferApp: A Shiny Application for Bidirectional Inference between P-values and Confidence Intervals for...

Area of Science:

• Biostatistics
• Statistical Software
• Scientific Computing

Background:

• Researchers often need to verify or reconstruct statistical evidence from published results.
• Bidirectional statistical inference is crucial for assessing the reliability of reported findings.
• Existing tools may not adequately support the conversion between p-values and confidence intervals.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce an interactive Shiny web application for bidirectional statistical inference.
• To enable users to derive p-values from confidence intervals and vice versa.
• To provide a practical resource for researchers, students, and reviewers.

Main Methods:

• Development of an interactive Shiny web application.
• Implementation of statistical formulas for bidirectional inference.
• Focus on common measures like odds ratios and risk ratios.

Main Results:

• The application facilitates the conversion between p-values and confidence intervals.
• It supports various research contexts including epidemiology and clinical trials.
• The tool enhances the verification of statistical evidence.

Conclusions:

• The developed web application is a valuable tool for statistical inference.
• It supports research reproducibility and evidence verification.
• Potential applications include meta-analysis and integration into reproducibility pipelines.