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.

Related Terms

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• 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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