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The cult of statistical significance: how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives

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  • Chee Kian Leong, 2009. "The cult of statistical significance: how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 431-434.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecmet:v:16:y:2009:i:4:p:431-434
    DOI: 10.1080/13501780902943566
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    1. Spanos,Aris, 1999. "Probability Theory and Statistical Inference," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521424080.
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