We need statistical thinking, not statistical rituals (1998)
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Abstract
What Chow calls NHSTP is an inconsistent hybrid of Fisherian and Neyman-Pearsonian ideas. In psychology it has been practiced like ritualistic handwashing and sustained by wishful thinking about its utility. Chow argues that NHSTP is an important tool for ruling out chance as an explanation for data. I disagree. This ritual discourages theory development by providing researchers with no incentive to specify hypotheses.
Bibliographic entry
Gigerenzer, G. (1998). We need statistical thinking, not statistical rituals. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 21, 199-200. (Full text)
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| Publication year | 1998 | |
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| Document type: | Article | |
| Publication status: | Published | |
| External URL: | http://library.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/ft/gg/GG_We need_1998.pdf View | |
| Categories: | Expected Utility | |
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