Sadly,the earth is still round(P<0.05)

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2012-01-11
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<正>Lookingthroughanyexercisesciencejournalstoday,infactanysciencejournalsincludingmanytopScienceCitationIndex(SCI)journals,onecaneasilyfindexamplesofthewide-spread"p<0.05/significance"abusephenomenon,i.e.,ifthepvaluefromastatistical/hypothesistestislessthan0.05(or0.01sometimes),aconclusionthat"theresults/findingsaresignificant"isthendrawn.Theabuseissoseverethatitisalreadyseriouslythreateningtheintegrityofscientificinquiry.