p-hacking
名词 n.
动词 v.
英文释义
名词 n.
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The practice of reanalysis of data until a desired result is obtained which is statistically significant.
— Cherry-picking promising findings, also known by such terms as data dredging, significance chasing, significance questing, selective inference, and “p-hacking,” leads to a spurious excess of statistically significant results in the published literature and should be vigorously avoided.
动词 v.
- present participle and gerund of p-hack
词源
词源 1
Blend of p-value + hacking, from "p" for probability. Coined by researchers Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, and Joseph P. Simmons, in 2014.
词源 2
Blend of p-value + hacking, from "p" for probability. Coined by researchers Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, and Joseph P. Simmons, in 2014.
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