Re: effect size/significance

[Alan McLean]

jim clark wrote:
> 

> 
> Sometimes I think that people are looking for some "magic
> bullet" in statistics (i.e., significance, effect size,
> whatever) that is going to avoid all of the problems and
> misinterpretations that arise from existing practices. I think
> that is a naive belief and that we need to teach how to use all
> of the tools wisely because all of the tools are prone to abuse
> and misinterpretation.
> 
>

Spot on!
Alan

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Alan McLean ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Melbourne
Tel:  +61 03 9903 2102    Fax: +61 03 9903 2007


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