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Interpretable hypothesis tests

Authors :
Coscrato, Victor
Esteves, Luís Gustavo
Izbicki, Rafael
Stern, Rafael Bassi
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Although hypothesis tests play a prominent role in Science, their interpretation can be challenging. Three issues are (i) the difficulty in making an assertive decision based on the output of an hypothesis test, (ii) the logical contradictions that occur in multiple hypothesis testing, and (iii) the possible lack of practical importance when rejecting a precise hypothesis. These issues can be addressed through the use of agnostic tests and pragmatic hypotheses.<br />Comment: 19 pages, 3 figures

Subjects

Subjects :
Statistics - Methodology
62F03

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1904.06605
Document Type :
Working Paper