Expanding on the current debate on the issues of statistical and practical significance in information systems research, where the article by Sen, Smith, and Van Note is a recent contribution, this commentary cautions against conflating relevance with practical significance. We emphasize that relevance is 1) about the real-world usefulness of research findings rather than their impressiveness for the researcher audience, 2) an essential quality of research spanning beyond its findings and not merely limited to statistical studies, and 3) determined by nonacademics rather than academics. We also comment on other aspects of the article by Sen et al., such as the term “practical importance,” the treatment of effect size measures, and the presentation of “marginal effects.”

扩展当前关于信息系统研究中统计和实际意义问题的辩论，其中 Sen、Smith 和 Van Note 的文章是最近的贡献，这篇评论警告不要将相关性与实际意义混为一谈。我们强调，相关性是 1) 研究结果在现实世界中的有用性，而不是它们对研究人员受众的印象，2) 研究的基本质量超越其研究结果，而不仅限于统计研究，以及 3) 由非学术界人士决定而不是学者。我们还评论了 Sen 等人的文章的其他方面，例如术语“实际重要性”、效应量度量的处理以及“边际效应”的呈现。