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> or a p value of something like p = 0.0001 This has been proposed [0], albeit for a threshold of p < 0.005. Here's Andy Gelman and others arguing otherwise [
by setgree 5y ago
> or a p value of something like p = 0.0001
This has been proposed [0], albeit for a threshold of p < 0.005.
Here's Andy Gelman and others arguing otherwise [1]. They also got like 800 scientists to sign on to the general idea of no longer using statistical significance at all [2].
[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0189-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0189-z
[1] http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/abandon.pdf http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/ab...
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9
- LeonB 5y agoGiven the (estimated) number of scientists in the world and their general propensity to sign on to something… is 800 scientists a significant amount?
- setgree 5y agoI don't know, and it's a fair point; I think I should have just summarised the follow-up article as "here's some follow-up by the authors for context"