@edzitron Ha I am being a pretentious jerk. Low p means a study might be statistically meaningful. #abullyshouldstuffmeinalocker
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@edzitron Journals send out PR emails like "CLOUDS CAUSE CANCER," then you open study and see the p-value and nopeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@edzitron P basically indicates how likely the result was of statistical chance. xkcd is great on this http://xkcd.com/882/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@edzitron 20 panels, one of them significant at p < .05 is exactly what you'd expect from statistical noiseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@edzitron No worries. And yeah, sample size (n) or number of participants matters. More, betterThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@edzitron Depends on a lot of things. Sometimes it can be. We are (ALREADY) pressed tightly against the limits of my knowledgeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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