Too Good to be False: Nonsignificant Results Revisited

Due to its probabilistic nature, Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) is subject to decision errors. The concern for false positives has overshadowed the concern for false negatives in the recent debates in psychology. This might be unwarranted, since reported statistically nonsignificant fin...

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Main Authors: Chris H. J. Hartgerink, J. M. Wicherts, M. A. L. M. van Assen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Press 2017-03-01
Series:Collabra: Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.collabra.org/articles/71