The Substitute for p-Values

If it was not obvious before, after reading McShane and Gal, the conclusion is that p-values should be proscribed. There are no good uses for them; indeed, every use either violates frequentist theory, is fallacious, or is based on a misunderstanding. A replacement for p-values is suggested, based o...

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Published inJournal of the American Statistical Association Vol. 112; no. 519; pp. 897 - 898
Main Author Briggs, William M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 03.07.2017
Taylor & Francis Group,LLC
Subjects
Applications and Case Studies
Cause
Model selection
p-Values
Philosophy of probability
Variable selection
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Summary:If it was not obvious before, after reading McShane and Gal, the conclusion is that p-values should be proscribed. There are no good uses for them; indeed, every use either violates frequentist theory, is fallacious, or is based on a misunderstanding. A replacement for p-values is suggested, based on predictive models.
ISSN:0162-1459
1537-274X
DOI:10.1080/01621459.2017.1311264