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Scientific method: statistical errors

PainSci » bibliography » Nuzzo 2014
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Three pages on PainSci cite Nuzzo 2014: 1. Most Pain Treatments Damned With Faint Praise2. Statistical Significance Abuse3. A kooky “scientific” study of massage

PainSci notes on Nuzzo 2014:

I’m fairly sure this paper is the origin of the term p-hacking! Which is now quite famous, used by all the best critical analysis nerds.

For an excellent review of this paper, see Dr. Steven Novella’s blog post, “P-Hacking and Other Statistical Sins.”

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