In: Statistics
P values in display items are ubiquitous and almost invariably significant: A survey of top science journals
July 9, 2018P values represent a widely used, but pervasively misunderstood and fiercely contested method of scientific inference. Display items, such as figures…
Read MoreSimple statistics
February 1, 2018This website was published by Tom MacWright and contributers to provide a library of statistical methods in readible JavaScript. This detailed…
Read MoreA systematic review of sample size and power in leading neuroscience journals
December 19, 2017Adequate sample size is key to reproducible research findings: low statistical power can increase the probability that statistically significant results are…
Read MoreAbandon Statistical Significance
November 10, 2017In science publishing and many areas of research, we have reached a ‘binary decision rule’ in which any result is first…
Read MoreStandardized mean differences cause funnel plot distortion in publication bias assessments
September 28, 2017Meta-analysis is a complex statistical method which involves synthesis of data from relevant studies to devise an effect size or a…
Read MoreWhen Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Is Unsuitable for Research: A Reassessment
September 1, 2017Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) is linked to several shortcomings that are likely contributing factors behind the widely debated replication crisis…
Read MoreRedefine Statistical Significance
August 17, 2017When statistician Ronald Fisher introduced the P-value in the 1920s, he did not mean it to be a definitive test. He…
Read MoreData Analysis and Statistics
August 17, 2017This collection of articles is all about data analysis and statistics. Gelman, A 2012. “Why We (Usually) Don’t Have to Worry…
Read MoreSearching for significance
August 20, 2016To examine associations between urinary chemical concentrations and adult health status, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) measured…
Read MoreeNeuro publishes Series on Scientific Rigor
July 22, 2016Christophe Bernard, editor in chief of eNeuro, mentions in this editorial the issue of scientific rigor with a reference to two Commentaries…
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