> Truth has nothing to do with it. We contruct stories of how the universe
operates -
> we call these stories 'theories' or 'models'. Significance testing is one
way in
> which we choose between stories as to which is (probably) more useful in a
> specified context.
--
> Alan McLean ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
> Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Melbourne
> Tel: +61 03 9903 2102 Fax: +61 03 9903 2007
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I agree. Well stated.
DAHeiser
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