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    Type of resources
    Primary Source, Reading
    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates)
    Primary user(s)
    Student
    Subject area(s)
    Applied Science, Math & Statistics, Social Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Conceptual and Statistical Knowledge
    Last updated
    24 May 2020
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    The harm done by tests of significance

    By Ezra Hauer

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates) · For Student · Language English

    Abstract

    Three historical episodes in which the application of null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) led to the mis-interpretation of data are described. It is argued that the pervasive use of this statistical ritual impedes the accumulation of knowledge and is unfit for use.