Use and Misuse of Null-Hypothesis Significance Testing: Difference between revisions
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I have scheduled this tutorial for 3.15pm on Tuesday 26 June 2007. I will keep the tutorial strictly to an hour, during which I will aim to achieve the following: | I have scheduled this tutorial for 3.15pm on Tuesday 26 June 2007. I will keep the tutorial strictly to an hour, during which I will aim to achieve the following: | ||
- Convince you that misuse of null-hypothesis signficance testing is a widespread problem. I will present examples from Australian mammal conservation, Bridge (the card game), lectures at SFI, gun control, infanticide and possibly more... | - Convince you that misuse of null-hypothesis signficance testing is a widespread problem. I will present examples from Australian mammal conservation, Bridge (the card game), lectures at SFI, gun control, infanticide and possibly more... | ||
- Explain exactly what null-hypothesis significance testing can and can't tell you. | - Explain exactly what null-hypothesis significance testing can and can't tell you. | ||
- Direct you towards techniques and literature that will improve your use of statistics. | - Direct you towards techniques and literature that will improve your use of statistics. | ||
Note that I will not go into the details of any particular statistical procedure. | Note that I will not go into the details of any particular statistical procedure. | ||
[[Ryan Chisholm]] | [[Ryan Chisholm]] | ||
I like this kind of stuff. Misuse of statistics is rampant in my field. -Mike | I like this kind of stuff. Misuse of statistics is rampant in my field. -Mike | ||
Revision as of 03:44, 25 June 2007
I have scheduled this tutorial for 3.15pm on Tuesday 26 June 2007. I will keep the tutorial strictly to an hour, during which I will aim to achieve the following:
- Convince you that misuse of null-hypothesis signficance testing is a widespread problem. I will present examples from Australian mammal conservation, Bridge (the card game), lectures at SFI, gun control, infanticide and possibly more...
- Explain exactly what null-hypothesis significance testing can and can't tell you.
- Direct you towards techniques and literature that will improve your use of statistics. Note that I will not go into the details of any particular statistical procedure.
I like this kind of stuff. Misuse of statistics is rampant in my field. -Mike