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Cargo-cult statistics and scientific crisis

Significance
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2018.01174.x
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The mechanical, ritualistic application of statistics is contributing to a crisis in science. Education, software and peer review have encouraged poor practice – and it is time for statisticians to fight back. By Philip B. Stark and Andrea Saltelli.

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Stark, P. B., & Saltelli, A. (2018, August 1). Cargo-cult statistics and scientific crisis. Significance. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2018.01174.x

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