On the Past and Future of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing

Author(s):: Robinson, Daniel H.; Wainer, Howard
Publication Year:: 2001
Report Number:: RR-01-24
Source:: ETS Research Report
Document Type:: Report
Page Count:: 20
Subject/Key Words:: Null Hypothesis Testing, Significance Testing, Statistical Significance, P-Values, Effect Sizes (Statistics), Bayesian Statistics

Abstract

Last, we find considerable experimental support for a less slavish attitude toward the precise value of the probability yielded from such procedures.