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On p-values
LuciLinX and the Methodology and Statistics Competence Center of CRP-Santé present the On p-values workshop.
Stephen Senn clears matters up regarding p-values and the so-called statistical significance. For a critical and entertaining discussion on this topic, make sure to attend this workshop!
As a teaser, Stephen recommends reading of the following three articles:
- Stephen Senn: Two Cheers for P-values?
- Stephen Senn: A comment on replication, p-values and evidence by S.N. Goodman
- Stephen Senn: P-Values, book chapter
| Offered by: | LuciLinX and Stephen Senn of the Methodology and Statistics Competence Center of CRP-Santé |
| When: | 30 November 2012, 11h00 - 12h30 |
| Where: | Room John Snow, CRP-Santé, Edison Building, Entry B 1st floor |
| Duration: | 1.5 hours |
| Requirements: | None |
| Restrictions: | Maximum 20 participants, first-come first-serve |
| Registration: | By email to Stephen Senn |
| Contact: | stephen DOT senn AT crp-sante DOT lu |
Plan:
- Introduction to P-values
- How they are defined and calculated
- What they are
- What they are not
- P-values as evidence?
- Distribution under null
- Distribution under alternative
- Relevance or irrelevance of stopping rules
- Some controversies
- Multiple endpoints
- One sided versus two-sided tests
- Reproduction probabilities
- Two-trials rules and combining P-values
If you have any proposition concerning this training workshop or would like to have information on a specific knowledge, please do not hesitate to contact:
Stephen Senn, Methodology and Statistics Competence Center, CRP-Santé, Tél. +352 26970-894 e-mail: stephen.senn AT crp-sante.lu