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S5E11 Statistical Ideas That Die Hard
Dec 12, 2023
The hosts debate whether Die Hard is a holiday movie, discuss statistical ideas that are hard to let go, analyze 'It's a Wonderful Life' and its themes, explore methodological differences, talk about model fit evaluation, and examine the psychoanalytic analysis of 'Die Hard' and holiday sentiments.
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- The misinterpretation of p-values is a common problem, where a p-value less than 0.05 does not prove the null hypothesis to be highly unlikely.
- The reliance on assumptions of measure reliability without considering contextual factors is a concerning issue in some fields.
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The Misinterpretation of P-values
The podcast discusses the common misinterpretation of p-values, particularly when researchers claim that a p-value less than 0.05 indicates that the null hypothesis is highly unlikely.
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