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Some statistical misconceptions in Chow's Statistical significance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

Jacques Poitevineau
Affiliation:
LCPE, C.N.R.S., 92120 Montrouge, Francejacques.poitevineau@ens.fr
Bruno Lecoutre
Affiliation:
C.N.R.S. et Université de Rouen, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, Francebruno.lecoutre@univ-rouen.fr http://epeire.univ-rouen.fr/labos/eris
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Abstract

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Chow's book makes a provocative contribution to the debate on the role of statistical significance, but it involves some important misconceptions in the presentation of the Fisher and Neyman/Pearson's theories. Moreover, the author's caricature-like considerations about “Bayesianism” are completely irrelevant for discarding the Bayesian statistical theory. These facts call into question the objectivity of his contribution.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press