Frequentist tests of model assumptions don’t test the model assumptions: or “how to mass produce non-reproducibility”

June 18, 2014
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(This article was originally published at Entsophy, and syndicated at StatsBlogs.)

Frequentists often claim they prefer their methods because they know how to test the model assumptions. Unfortunately, those tests don’t verify the statistical model. When a Frequentist says “the data generation process is modeled with a ” what they’re assuming is, If you collect an indefinitely long string of ‘s under conditions where key causal […]



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