The cult of statistical significance : how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives
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Ziliak, Stephen Thomas, 1963-
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McCloskey, Deirdre N.
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LC Subjects
Economics -- Statistical methods.
Statistical hypothesis testing -- Social aspects.
Statistics -- Social aspects.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Economics -- Statistical methods.
Other Subjects
70.03 methods, techniques and organization of social science research.
Economics -- Statistical methods.
Fisher, R. A., -- 1890-1962.
Gosset, William Sealy, -- 1876-1937.
Non-parametric statistics.
Scientific policy.
Statistical hypothesis testing -- Social aspects.
Statistical reliability.
Statistical tests.
Statistics -- Social aspects.
Tests d'hypothèses (Statistique) -- Aspect social.
Économie politique -- Méthodes statistiques.

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xxiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
UPC
9780472050079

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287) and index.
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The Cult of Statistical Significance shows, field by field, how "statistical significance," a technique that dominates many sciences, has been a huge mistake. The authors find that researchers in a broad spectrum of fields, from agronomy to zoology, employ testing that doesn't "test" and estimating that doesn't "estimate". The facts will startle the outside reader: how could a group of brilliant scientists wander so far from scientific magnitudes? This study will encourage scientists who want to know how to get the statistical sciences back on track and fulfill their quantitative promise. The book shows for the first time how wide the disaster is, and how bad for science, and it traces the problem to its historical, sociological, and philosophical roots.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ziliak, S. T., & McCloskey, D. N. (2008). The cult of statistical significance: how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives . University of Michigan Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ziliak, Stephen Thomas, 1963- and Deirdre N. McCloskey. 2008. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ziliak, Stephen Thomas, 1963- and Deirdre N. McCloskey. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ziliak, S. T. and McCloskey, D. N. (2008). The cult of statistical significance: how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ziliak, Stephen Thomas, and Deirdre N McCloskey. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives University of Michigan Press, 2008.

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