#statstab #131 Minimal Important Change (MIC) vs Minimal Detectable Change (MDC)
Thoughts: Interesting to think about effects from the user perspective. NB: these aren't the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) #confusing :p
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Minimal important change (MIC): a conceptual clarification and systematic review of MIC estimates of PROMIS measures - PubMed
We define the minimal important change (MIC) as a threshold for a minimal within-person change over time above which patients perceive themselves importantly changed. There is a lot of confusion about the concept of MIC, particularly about the concepts of minimal important change and minimal detecta …