The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 18 - Inference in Practice - Chapter 18 Exercises - Exploring the Web - Page 438: 18.55

Answer

The authors are not opposed to the use of hypothesis testing, but they are opposed to banning the use of hypothesis testing. The authors are against the incorrect use of hypothesis testing. An example of an abuse of hypothesis testing that is cited in this report is not checking if the conditions for the hypothesis test are satisfied.

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The authors are not opposed to the use of hypothesis testing, but they are opposed to banning the use of hypothesis testing. The authors are against the incorrect use of hypothesis testing. An example of an abuse of hypothesis testing that is cited in this report is not checking if the conditions for the hypothesis test are satisfied.
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