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."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 19 2015, @04:35PM
The journal is probably looking for cheap copouts.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 20 2015, @05:42AM
prolly mmm, but whatz the pee value??!