Dennis Roberts wrote: > i would like an example or two where ... one can make a cogent argument > that p ... in it's own right ... helps us understand the SIZE of an effect > ... the IMPORTANCE of an effect ... the PRACTICAL benefit of an effect >
No one ever claimed it did. Statistical significance and practical importance are two different things. But P values can help determine whether an apparently importance difference is within sampling variability of no effect. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
