Cavalier Use of Inferential Statistics Is a Major Source of False and Irreproducible Scientific Findings

Cavalier Use of Inferential Statistics Is a Major Source of False and Irreproducible Scientific Findings

I uncover previously underappreciated systematic sources of false and irreproducible results in natural, biomedical and social sciences that are rooted in statistical methodology. They include the inevitably occurring deviations from basic assumptions behind statistical analyses and the use of vario...

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Main Author: Leonid Hanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Mathematics
Subjects:
central limit theorem
distributional homogeneity
law of large numbers
probability metric
<i>p</i>-value
random sample size
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/6/603

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