RE: questions on hypothesis

[Simon, Steve, PhD]

In a post to EDSTAT-L, you wrote:

>I believe you will find that most researchers in the sciences
>accept the p-value as religion.  In the report of the recent
>British study on Type 2 diabetes, there was an effect which
>was stated as "unimportant" because the p-value was .052.

Do you have a citation for this. It sounds like an excellent teaching
example.

Steve Simon, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Standard Disclaimer.
STATS: STeve's Attempt to Teach Statistics. http://www.cmh.edu/stats



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