The posterior probability of a null hypothesis given a statistically significant result
When researchers carry out a null hypothesis significance test, it is tempting to assume that a statistically significant result lowers Prob(H0), the probability of the null hypothesis being true. Technically, such a statement is meaningless for various reasons: e.g., the null hypothesis does not ha...
Main Authors: | Schad, Daniel J., Vasishth, Shravan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Université d'Ottawa
2022-07-01
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Series: | Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.tqmp.org/RegularArticles/vol18-2/p130/p130.pdf |
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