Jacob Cohen (statistician) Quote

Since statistical significance is so earnestly sought and devoutly wished for by behavioral scientists, one would think that the a priori probability of its accomplishment would be routinely determined and well understood. Quite surprisingly, this is not the case.


Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences, Chapter 1 (p. 1), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.


Since statistical significance is so earnestly sought and devoutly wished for by behavioral scientists, one would think that the a priori probability ...

Since statistical significance is so earnestly sought and devoutly wished for by behavioral scientists, one would think that the a priori probability ...

Since statistical significance is so earnestly sought and devoutly wished for by behavioral scientists, one would think that the a priori probability ...

Since statistical significance is so earnestly sought and devoutly wished for by behavioral scientists, one would think that the a priori probability ...