“The harm done by tests of significance” (article from 1994 in the journal, “Accident Analysis and Prevention”)

February 27, 2015
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(This article was originally published at Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science, and syndicated at StatsBlogs.)

Ezra Hauer writes:

In your January 2013 Commentary (Epidemiology) you say that “…misunderstanding persists even in high-stakes settings.” Attached is an older paper illustrating some such.

“It is like trying to sink a battleship by firing lead shot at it for a long time”—well put!

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