Number Needed to Spoon (NNS)
The number needed to spoon (or NNS) is the average number of patients who need to be spooned to prevent one additional bad outcome.[1]
Related Terms
- 68–95–99.7 Rule
- Double-Blind
- Double Dummy
- Number Needed to Treat (NNT)
- Number Needed to Chastise (NNC)
- Number Needed to Karaoke (NNK)
- Sample Size
- Standard Deviation
- Tracheal Deviation
- P Value
- Z Test
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