Misunderstanding the p-value
Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2013-03-15
Summary:
The New York Times has a feature in its Tuesday science section, Take a Number, to which I occasionally contribute (see here and here). Today’s column, by Nicholas Balakar, is in error. The column begins: When medical researchers report their findings, they need to know whether their result is a real effect of what they [...]