Alan McLean wrote:
> ... In general, I emphasise the use of p values - in
> many ways it is a more natural way than using critical values to carry
> out a test. The p value is a direct measure of 'strength of evidence'.
I disagree. The p-value may be small when a study has enormous power yet a
small effect size. A p-value by itself doesn't say much.
Lise DeShea, Ph.D.
Educational and Counseling Psychology
University of Kentucky
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