There are no alternative hypotheses in tests of null hypotheses [PDF]
Null hypothesis statistical testing (NHST) is typically taught by first posing a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. This conception is sadly erroneous as there is no alternative hypothesis in the NHST.
Denis Cousineau
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Ultrasound assessment of intimal hyperplasia after plain balloon angioplasty and drug-coated balloon angioplasty of AV access stenosis [PDF]
Purpose To determine whether there is a significant decrease in intimal hyperplasia post percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of AV access stenosis.
Kate Steiner +2 more
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Trends in null hypothesis significance testing: Still going strong [PDF]
Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) is among the most prominent and widely used methods for analyzing data. At the same time, NHST has been criticized since many years because of misuses and misconceptions that can be found extensively in the ...
Frank Emmert-Streib
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Null regions: a unified conceptual framework for statistical inference [PDF]
Ruling out the possibility that there is absolutely no effect or association between variables may be a good first step, but it is rarely the ultimate goal of science.
Adam H. Smiley +2 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nasal Herbal Steam Therapy for Post-Extubation Respiratory Symptoms: A Methodology of Pragmatic Randomized Controlled, Parallel Grouped Study [PDF]
Post-extubastion respiratory symptoms (PERS) are a common sequelae of endotracheal intubation, impeding postoperative recovery. Despite the widespread use of prophylactic corticosteroids and symptomatic management, these approaches have limitations in ...
Sung-Eun Hong MS +6 more
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The psychological reality of the learned “p < .05” boundary [PDF]
The .05 boundary within Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing (NHST) “has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move” (to quote Douglas Adams).
V. N. Vimal Rao +2 more
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Frequentist, Bayesian Analysis and Complementary Statistical Tools for Geriatric and Rehabilitation Fields: Are Traditional Null-Hypothesis Significance Testing Methods Sufficient? [PDF]
Dahan da Cunha Nascimento,1,* Nicholas Rolnick,2,* Isabella da Silva Almeida,3,* Gerson Cipriano Junior,4,* João Luiz Durigan3,* 1Physical Education Department, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; 2The Human ...
Nascimento DDC +4 more
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Why we habitually engage in null-hypothesis significance testing: A qualitative study.
BackgroundNull Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) is the most familiar statistical procedure for making inferences about population effects. Important problems associated with this method have been addressed and various alternatives that overcome ...
Jonah Stunt +5 more
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Play vs. P-Values : Using distribution overlap as a tool to teach significant differences between groups [PDF]
Mean comparisons can be an abstract concept for students when they first encounter it in the classroom. Students must grasp not only the notions underlying the comparison but also the concepts surrounding inference.
Fournier, Bernard, Harding, Bradley
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Current controversies: Null hypothesis significance testing
Traditional null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) incorporating the critical level of significance of 0.05 has become the cornerstone of decision‐making in health care, and nowhere less so than in obstetric and gynecological research. However, such
Philip M. Sedgwick +3 more
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