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The problem is this: You need a solid background in statistics and some mathematics to perform these tests properly. Most apparently, people from that field lac
by Kenji 12y ago
The problem is this: You need a solid background in statistics and some mathematics to perform these tests properly. Most apparently, people from that field lack these skills. If someone can't hit a nail on the head with a hammer, blaming and banning the use of hammers won't solve a thing.
- manicdee 12y agoTaking hammers away will solve the problem of holes in things which aren't supposed to have them, including thumbs, walls, people's heads, and candy jars.
- zmjones 12y agothere are just other tools that will get abused. bayes factors for example
- viraptor 12y agoDepends what are you trying to solve - people's understanding of p-values, or many false results? If you care about getting true results and there are easier ways to get there than p-values, why would it be a bad solution? Similar thing to what happens in software security. Sure, you could tech people how to use memory management properly - and then watch them fail again and again. Or you could just provide an alternative solution like rust which changes the issue completely.