A recent study that questioned the healthfulness of eggs raised a perpetual question: Why do studies, as has been the case with health research involving eggs, so often flip-flop from one answer to ...

Every research lab is constantly innovating; either by creating something new or by understanding the equations and statistics underlying each vital subject, the stakes are high. With trillions of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For nearly 100 years, the concept of “statistical significance” has been fundamental to decision making in science. The concept has been controversial and often misapplied for ...

It may be common knowledge that p < .05 indicates statistical significance. Psychology students (and others) are often taught that p < .05 means the probability (p) of rejecting the null hypothesis ...

Vol. 74, No. 1, Spcial Issue title: Scientific Misconduct and Research Ethics in Economics (MARCH 2016), pp. 83-97 (15 pages) Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. A science, business, or law that is ...

The scientific world is abuzz following recommendations by two of the most prestigious scholarly journals – The American Statistician and Nature – that the term “statistical significance” be retired.