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The Conversation: "Goodbye P value: is it time to let go of one of science’s most fundamental measures?"

Discussion in 'Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS' started by Andy, Dec 26, 2018.

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    Andy Committee Member & Outreach

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    An article from 2015 but might be of interest.
    https://theconversation.com/goodbye...e-of-sciences-most-fundamental-measures-38057
     
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    As they say, a bad workman always blames his tools.

    If the researchers are inappropriately generalising effects based on p values, the problem is the researcher, not the statistical tool.
     
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    Just read Halsey bio. He uses acceleration loggers to record behaviour and energetics in animals. Are these what we need to record daily data?
     
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