Pesquisa e métodos · 2006

The Difference Between “Significant” and “Not Significant” is not Itself Statistically Significant🇺🇸 🇬🇧

AuthorsAndrew Gelman · Hal Stern

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Explains why one statistically significant result and one non-significant result do not, by themselves, show that the two differ. It cautions against mechanical interpretations of statistical thresholds.

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Avoid unwarranted conclusions when comparing groups or studies.

Curated by Ricardo Martins

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Andrew Gelman; Hal Stern (2006). The Difference Between “Significant” and “Not Significant” is not Itself Statistically Significant. The American Statistician. https://doi.org/10.1198/000313006x152649

Document type
Artigo científico
Reading level
Intermediate
Work or edition
The American Statistician
DOI
10.1198/000313006x152649

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