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The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives - Economics, Cognition & Society
Stephen Thomas Ziliak
The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives - Economics, Cognition & Society
Stephen Thomas Ziliak
Null hypothesis significance testing is a scientific train-wreck, about which a small group of statisticians have been warning. This book shows how the wreck happened, and reports on the fatalities. It shows how wide the disaster is, and traces the problem to its historical, sociological, and philosophical roots.
384 pages, 15 tables, 8 figures
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 28, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780472050079 |
Publishers | The University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 384 |
Dimensions | 228 × 154 × 25 mm · 468 g |
Language | English |