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No such thing as an always-valid p-value. Observations that were predictive yesterday may have no value tomorrow.
by msellout 13y ago
No such thing as an always-valid p-value. Observations that were predictive yesterday may have no value tomorrow.
- btilly 13y agoThe usefulness of a statistical answer always, of course, depends on the validity of the statistical model used to generate said statistics. But that particular statistical model allows unlimited looks at the data, and unlimited stopping opportunities, without ruining the p-value.