Impact of redefining statistical significance on P-hacking and false positive rates: An agentbased model

Ben G. Fitzpatrick; Dennis M. Gorman; Caitlin Trombatore

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303262

Impact of redefining statistical significance on P-hacking and false positive rates: An agentbased model

Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Dennis M. Gorman, Caitlin Trombatore

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Original language	English
Article number	e0303262
Pages (from-to)	e0303262
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303262
State	Published - May 2024

Keywords

Data Interpretation, Statistical
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Models, Statistical

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