TY - JOUR PY - 2004// TI - The harm done by tests of significance JO - Accident analysis and prevention A1 - Hauer, Ezra SP - 495 EP - 500 VL - 36 IS - 3 N2 - Three historical episodes in which the application of null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) led to the mis-interpretation of data are described. It is argued that the pervasive use of this statistical ritual impedes the accumulation of knowledge and is unfit for use.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0001-4575 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00036-8 ID - ref1 ER -