Power failure threatens neuroscience

Stats Chat 2013-04-10

Summary:

A new research paper with the cheeky title “Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience” has come out in a neuroscience journal. The basic idea isn’t novel, but it’s one of these statistical points that makes your life more difficult (if more productive) when you understand it.  Small research studies, as everyone [...]

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Authors:

Thomas Lumley

Date tagged:

04/10/2013, 21:04

Date published:

04/10/2013, 16:48