New Nature Methods Paper Argues that P Values Should be Discarded
In the wake of the recent discussions about null hypothesis statistical significance testing and p values on this website, Häggström
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The Laughable Desperation of NHST proponents
In a previous post, the many insurmountable flaws and problems of null hypothesis statistical significance testing (NHST) were discussed, such
Read MoreDebunking Statistically Naive Criticisms of Banning P Values
Olle Häggström is a mathematical statistician from Chalmers University of Technology and a prominent scientific skeptic. His projects and papers
Read MoreWhy P-Values and Statistical Significance Are Worthless in Science
Why should we test improbable and irrelevant null hypotheses with a chronically misunderstood and abused method with little or no
Read MoreQuantity and the Biological Context
The second half of a typical presentation of a mediocre study in biology goes something like this: a graph is
Read MorePZ Myers is not an Oblate Spheroid (p < 0.05)
The title, of course, is a reference to the landmark paper by Cohen (1994) in American Psychologist called The Earth
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