The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives by McCloskey, Deirdre Nansen; Ziliak, Steve - 2008

University of Michigan Press, 2008-02-19. Paperback. Used: Good.

Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2012. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xxiii, 321pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Cult of Statistical Significance shows, field by field, how "statistical significance," a technique that dominates many sciences, has been a huge mistake. The authors find that researchers in a broad spectrum of fields, from agronomy to zoology, employ "testing" that doesn't test and "estimating" that doesn't estimate. The facts will startle the outside reader: how could a group of brilliant scientists wander so far from scientific magnitudes? This study will encourage scientists who want to know how to get the statistical sciences back on track and fulfill their quantitative promise. The book shows for the first time how wide the disaster is, and how bad for science, and it traces the problem to its historical, sociological, and philosophical… Read More

University of Michigan Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of Michigan Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University Of Michigan Press, 2011. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0472050079

Univ of Michigan Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 384 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Null hypothesis significance testing is a scientific train-wreck, about which a small group of statisticians have been warning. This book shows how the wreck happened, and reports on the fatalities. It shows how wide the disaster is, an

Paperback / softback. New. Null hypothesis significance testing is a scientific train-wreck, about which a small group of statisticians have been warning. This book shows how the wreck happened, and reports on the fatalities. It shows how wide the disaster is, and traces the problem to its historical, sociological, and philosophical roots.

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Univ of Michigan Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 384 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.75 inches.