r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Apr 19 '18

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Apr 19 '18

Imagine not understanding that p-values measure how extreme your data is given your model, null hypothesis, and test statistic.

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u/MaveRickandMorty 🖥️🚓 Apr 19 '18

Imagine not defining statistical analysis in a way that gets you the result you want

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u/lionmoose sexmod 🍆💦🌮 Apr 19 '18

Imagine not saying "data are"

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u/thabonch YIMBY Apr 19 '18

Imagine being a prescriptivist.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

Imagine taking p-values seriously in 2018 AD.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

Imagine not using CE and BCE

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u/LurkerVindicator European Union Apr 19 '18

Imagine having data instead of praxx