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Showing posts with label p-values. Show all posts
Showing posts with label p-values. Show all posts
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Statistics controversy: missing the p-oint.

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T here is a valuable discussion in Nature about the problems that have arisen related to the (mis)use of statistics for decision-making.  T...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The statistics of Promissory Science. Part II: The problem may be much deeper than acknowledged

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Y esterday , I discussed current issues related to statistical studies of things like genetic or other disease risk factors.  Recent discuss...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

The statistics of Promissory Science. Part I: Making non-sense with statistical methods

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S tatistics is a form of mathematics, a way devised by humans for representing abstract relationships. Mathematics comprises  axiomatic sys...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Cold chills and statistical mischief

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In a Beeb story, Dr Phil Jones, a climatologist suggests that we now have evidence that global warming is real.  This is appropriate for MT...
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