Statement on p-values and statistical significance

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American Statistical Association statement guidance document scientific position statement

The "Statement on p-values and statistical significance" is a landmark American Statistical Association document that clarifies the proper use and interpretation of p-values and cautions against their misuse in scientific research and decision-making.

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instanceOf	American Statistical Association statement ⓘ guidance document ⓘ scientific position statement ⓘ
accessMode	open access ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify proper use of p-values ⓘ discourage misuse of p-values ⓘ improve statistical practice in science ⓘ
clarifies	a p-value near 0.05 should not be treated as a strict decision rule ⓘ p-values do not measure the probability that the data were produced by random chance alone ⓘ p-values do not measure the probability that the studied hypothesis is true ⓘ statistical significance does not imply scientific or practical importance ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
datePublished	2016 ⓘ
describedAs	landmark ASA document on p-values ⓘ
documentType	position paper ⓘ
emphasizes	importance of data quality ⓘ importance of full reporting of results ⓘ importance of study design ⓘ importance of transparency in analysis ⓘ
field	research methodology ⓘ statistical inference ⓘ statistics ⓘ
hasPart	six principles on the use and interpretation of p-values ⓘ
influenced	debates on reproducibility in science ⓘ guidelines for statistical practice in multiple disciplines ⓘ journal editorial policies on statistical reporting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	hypothesis testing ⓘ p-value ⓘ reproducible research ⓘ statistical significance ⓘ
publisher	American Statistical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
recommends	considering effect sizes ⓘ considering prior evidence and plausibility ⓘ using confidence intervals ⓘ using other measures of evidence ⓘ
relatedTo	ASA special issue on statistical inference in The American Statistician NERFINISHED ⓘ discussions on moving beyond p<0.05 ⓘ
targetAudience	journal editors ⓘ policy makers ⓘ scientific researchers ⓘ statisticians ⓘ
warnsAgainst	data dredging ⓘ mechanical use of bright-line significance thresholds ⓘ p-hacking ⓘ selective reporting based on p-values ⓘ using p-values as a measure of effect size ⓘ using p-values as a measure of evidence by themselves ⓘ

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