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A frequent misuse of significance tests
Economists sometimes interpret the failure of a significance test to disconfirm a hypothesis as evidence that this hypothesis is valid. Six examples of this are cited from recent journals. But this is a as interpretation of what significance tests show. While in general it is correct that every failure to disconfirm a hypothesis adds to its credibility, the term disconfirm is defined differently for this purpose than it is in the context of significance tests.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 01-5
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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significance tests
t values
t coefficients
confirmation
Statistischer Test
Theorie
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Mayer, Thomas
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University of California, Department of Economics
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Davis, CA
- (wann)
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2001
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:46 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Mayer, Thomas
- University of California, Department of Economics
Entstanden
- 2001