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The cult of statistical significance

by Stephen Thomas Ziliak, Deirdre N. McCloskey · 2008

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Another report from the struggle to dethrone Fisherite statistical-significance tests as a measure of the quality and importance of experimental results.

Statistical methodsStatistical hypothesis testingSocial aspectsEconomicsSocial aspects of StatisticsStatisticsSocial aspects of Statistical hypothesis testingNon-parametric statistics70.03 methods, techniques and organization of social science researchStatistical reliabilityScientific policyStatistical tests