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Sometimes I wonder about the actual utility of the T-test compared to just looking at a pair of boxplots, with jittered points (or some other indication of the
by crispyambulance 2y ago
Sometimes I wonder about the actual utility of the T-test compared to just looking at a pair of boxplots, with jittered points (or some other indication of the number of data points).
If it isn't plainly evident from the boxplots (assuming you've got "enough points") do T-tests alone ever make a truly compelling argument?
- tmoravec 2y agoThat would not be exactly scientific. T-test can be calculated independently and verified.
- _dain_ 2y agoBut you still need to choose a significance threshold, which is just an opinion. There's nothing "scientific" about p=0.05; surely God loves p=0.06 almost as much.
- crispyambulance 2y agoWhat I mean is, if the plots don't clearly make the case, I would not trust p-values alone.