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Understanding P-Values Through Simulations – An Interactive Visualization
- analog31 6y agoIt does say the website is under construction, but for those of us who are not statisticians, an explanation of the terminology and what the simulation is doing might be helpful. However, I'm giving a thumbs-up because I think that simulations are an under-utilized tool in stats, math, or any kind of quantitative science. I use statistics just often enough that I don't trust myself to just remember how to choose a technique. I find that feeding some random data through a calculation helps me clarify how I interpret my results.
- saeranv 6y agoWhat I found really helpful in beginning to understanding hypothesis testing is Allen Downey's blog post[1] about how a lot of confusion about p-value calculation stems from the historical reliance on inflexible, opaque analytic methods to approximate the p-value. The rise of cheap, fast computation allows simulation to replace those complex analytic methods, which makes understanding p-values a lot easier. [1] http://allendowney.blogspot.com/2011/05/there-is-only-one-test.html http://allendowney.blogspot.com/2011/05/there-is-only-one-te...