When it comes to deciding how significant a statistic is, Université de Montréal education professor Sébastien Béland is ...

Statistical significance is a critical concept in data analysis and research. In essence, it’s a measure that allows researchers to assess whether the results of an experiment or study are due to ...

The pursuit of science is designed to search for significance in a maze of data. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. To support or refute a hypothesis, the goal is to establish statistical ...

Your editorial “The FDA Returns to Its Bad Habits” (Feb. 21) explains, “Reata’s p-value was 0.014, which means there was a 1.4% chance that its positive result was a fluke.” A related, true statement ...