Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

PREFACE xi

PART I FOUNDATIONS 1

1 Sources of Error 3

Prescription, 4

Fundamental Concepts, 5

Ad Hoc, Post Hoc Hypotheses, 7

To Learn More, 11

2 Hypotheses: The Why of Your Research 13

Prescription, 13

What is a Hypothesis?, 14

Found Data, 16

Null Hypothesis, 16

Neyman–Pearson Theory, 17

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