Though this isn’t what it actually means in practice. “Statistical significance” is too often misunderstood — and misused. That’s why a trio of scientists writing in Nature this week are ...

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One of the thorniest issues with this question is statistical significance. It’s one of the most influential metrics to determine whether a result is published in a scientific journal.

Last month in Points of Significance, we showed how samples are used to estimate population statistics. We emphasized that, because of chance, our estimates had an uncertainty. This month we focus ...

The American Statistical Association (ASA) has released a "Statement on Statistical Significance and P-Values" with six principles underlying the proper use and interpretation of the p-value. The ...

The lower the p-value, the greater the statistical significance of the observed difference. A p-value of 0.05 or lower is generally considered statistically significant. P-value can serve as an ...

However, a hidden danger is stifling innovation across multiple sectors - one that few are talking about: excessive dependence on Statistical Significance, specifically the p-value, as a measure ...

Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, urges this editorial in a special issue of The American Statistician published today. The issue, Statistical ...