dennis roberts wrote:
> could someone give an example or two ... of how p values have really > advanced our knowledge and understanding of some particular phenomenon?
Pick up any issue of JAMA or NEJM.
no ... that is not sufficient ... just to look at a journal ... where p values are used ... does not answer the question above ... that's circular and just shows HOW they are used ... not what benefit is derived FROM there use
i would like an example or two where ... one can make a cogent argument that p ... in it's own right ... helps us understand the SIZE of an effect ... the IMPORTANCE of an effect ... the PRACTICAL benefit of an effect
maybe you could select one or two instances from an issue of the journal ... and lay them out in a post?
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