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Why Statistical Significance Is Killing Science

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

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  • In 2016, the American Statistical Association warned against the misuse of "statistical significance" to interpret scientific research; yet another editorial in Nature, signed by over 800 researchers, now calls for the community to abandon the concept entirely

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