Fundamental Concepts - Statistical Tests

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What is the frequentist perspective?

The likelihood of an outcome over repeatable events under constant conditions except for chance.


What is the odds-against-chance fallacy?

The false belief that p indicates the probability a result happened by chance.

What is the inverse probability fallacy?

The idea that when p <.05 the likelihood that the null hypothesis  is true is < 5 %
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What is replicability fallacy?

When p < .05 the probability of finding the same result in a replication sample exceeds 95%.


What is validity fallacy?

The false belief that the probability H1 is true is greater than .95 given p < .05


What is sanctification fallacy?

Dichotomous thinking about p values. What's the problem with p=.051 if you use a significant level of p <.05

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