"Cake causes herpes?" - promiscuous dichotomisation induces false positives.

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Title: "Cake causes herpes?" - promiscuous dichotomisation induces false positives.
Authors: Grimes DR; TCD Biostatistics Unit, Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. davidrobert.grimes@tcd.ie.; Retraction Watch, The Center For Scientific Integrity, New York, USA. davidrobert.grimes@tcd.ie., Heathers J; Linnaeus University, Dept of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Växjö, Sweden.; Medical Evidence Project, The Center For Scientific Integrity, New York, USA.
Source: BMC medical research methodology [BMC Med Res Methodol] 2025 Nov 13; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 255. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 13.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968545 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2288 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712288 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Med Res Methodol Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1471-2288
DOI:10.1186/s12874-025-02712-0