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> The 0.05 threshold is indeed arbitrary, but the scientific method is sound. I guess it depends on what you're referring to as the "scientific method. As the
by chimeracoder 2y ago
> The 0.05 threshold is indeed arbitrary, but the scientific method is sound.
I guess it depends on what you're referring to as the "scientific method. As the article indicates, a whole lot of uses of p-values in the field - including in many scientific papers - actually invoke statistics in invalid or fallacious ways.
- bongodongobob 2y agoThe scientific method is sound != every experiment that claims to use the scientific method is sound
- chimeracoder 2y ago> The scientific method is sound != every experiment that claims to use the scientific method is sound Sure, which is why I asked OP to define what they meant by "scientific method". The statement doesn't mean a whole lot if we're defining "scientific method" in a way that excludes 99% of scientific work that's actually produced.
- pif 2y ago> I guess it depends on what you're referring to as the "scientific method No quotes needed, scientific method is well defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method