The unfortunate one-sided logic of empirical hypothesis testing

I’ve been thinking a bit on statistical tests, their absence, abuse, and limits. I think much of the current “scientific replication crisis” stems from the fallacy that “failing to fail” is the same as success (in addition to the forces of bad luck, limited research budgets, statistical naiveté, sloppiness, pride, greed and other human qualities … Continue reading The unfortunate one-sided logic of empirical hypothesis testing