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The journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology announced in a February editorial that researchers who submit studies for publication would not be allowed to use common statistical methods, including p-values. While p-values are routinely misused in scientific literature, many researchers who understand its proper role are upset about the ban. Biostatistician Steven Goodman said, "This might be a case in which the cure is worse than the disease. The goal should be the intelligent use of statistics. If the journal is going to take away a tool, however misused, they need to substitute it with something more meaningful."
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QOTD:
"My life is a soap opera, but who gets the movie rights?"
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Sunday April 19 2015, @03:11PM
We don't understand these and don't want to bother learning, so you can't use them.
/ got a BA in Applied Math
// Some 35 years ago
/// I can barely add nowdays
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Sunday April 19 2015, @07:04PM
Try adding numbers instead.
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