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All the P-values Fit to Print

Posted on March 21, 2016 by evelynjlamb

I feel like I’ve seen news stories or blog posts about p-values every day this month. First, Andrew Gelman reported that the editor of the journal Psychological Science, famous to some for publishing dubious findings on the strength of p<0.05, will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Statistics | Tagged American Statistical Association, Andrew Gelman, Deborah Mayo, Ivan Oransky, John Ioannidis, p-values, reproducibility crisis, Statistics | 3 Comments

Not-So-Confident Intervals

Posted on November 29, 2014 by bfinegold

Here is a test for you. Let’s say 300 mathematicians were polled concerning how many hours of TV they watch per week. What does it mean to say that a 95% confidence interval for the average number of hours of … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Math, Issues in Higher Education, Math Education, Statistics | Tagged Alex Etz, Chirstian Jarrett, Confidence Intervals, p-values, Statistics, statistics education, Suz Ward | 1 Comment

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