The p Value Casino Is Open–For Significance Roulette!

Bradley Dean

Excel 2003, the best version ever, was enshittified by MicroSoft in the 2007 version, which was way slower and dropped many wonderful animation facilities :-(. Even vast efforts would not get my great Significance Roulette simulation running in the n

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#ITNS #NHST #OpenScience #StatisticalGraphics #TheNewStatistics

Vale Michael Kubovy (1940-2025), Professor of Patterns

I don't think I ever met Michael, but have long known his Gestalt perception work. I now discover he did so much more, especially as a pioneer in data analysis. He and I would have agreed on many, many things.

This post is courtesy Alex Holcombe, who wrote:

A tribute to Mi

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#NHST #StatisticalGraphics #StatsTools #Teaching

Vale Michael Kubovy (1940-2025), Professor of Patterns | Introduction to the New Statistics

I don't think I ever met Michael, but have long known his Gestalt perception work. I now discover he did so much more, especially as a pioneer in data analysis. He and I would have agreed on many, many things. This post is courtesy Alex Holcombe, who wrote: A tribute to Michael Kubovy You can

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IconAdda : Unlock a World of Free SVG ,PNG and PDF Icons

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IconAdda : Unlock a World of Free SVG ,PNG and PDF Icons

Free icons abound here! Explore our vast collection in various styles. Customize colors effortlessly. Find the perfect free SVG icon for your project!

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Estimation, Open Science, and Bob’s Wonderful New esci

Our open access article just released at https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.13132:

Highlights

Three dramatisations of the enormous unreliability of the p value. Can these help weaken researchers' addiction to NHST that has withstood more than half a centu

https://thenewstatistics.com/itns/2024/05/04/estimation-open-science-and-bobs-wonderful-new-esci/

#NHST #OpenScience #StatisticalGraphics #StatsTools #TheNewStatistics

Choosing a Textbook Cover Design

It’s a delicious moment when the publisher sends a number of options their graphic designer has dreamed up for the cover. Below are the options for the three books. In each case, can you pick our choice? Our choices are below—don’t scroll down yet… 

UTNS (2012) ...at left.

ITNS1 (2017) ...below.

ITNS

https://thenewstatistics.com/itns/2024/04/22/choosing-a-textbook-cover-design/

#ITNS #StatisticalGraphics #Uncategorized

Choosing a Textbook Cover Design | Introduction to the New Statistics

It’s a delicious moment when the publisher sends a number of options their graphic designer has dreamed up for the cover. Below are the options for the three books. In each case, can you pick our choice? Our choices are below—don’t scroll down yet… UTNS (2012) ...at left. ITNS1 (2017) ...below. ITNS2 (2024) ...below. The

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‘Treasure’: Claire’s Gorgeous Resin Artwork

Treasure, at left, by Claire Layman, 150 × 50cm, resin on stretched canvas. Claire is an internationally recognised artist, also a longtime friend.

Walk into our living room and be struck by the vibrancy and depth of colour of Treasure, so much more alive than any small printed copy can be.

Claire ge

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#ITNS #StatisticalGraphics #Uncategorized

‘Treasure’: Claire’s Gorgeous Resin Artwork | Introduction to the New Statistics

Treasure, at left, by Claire Layman, 150 × 50cm, resin on stretched canvas. Claire is an internationally recognised artist, also a longtime friend. Walk into our living room and be struck by the vibrancy and depth of colour of Treasure, so much more alive than any small printed copy can be. Claire generously agreed that

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Estimation in Neuroscience: Characterizing local circuits in the Inferior Colliculus

Here's more evidence that estimation is catching on in neuroscience, a beautiful paper in from Silveira et al. (2023) in The Journal of Neuroscience. The paper characterizes local functional circuitry in the inferior colliculus (I

https://thenewstatistics.com/itns/2023/11/13/estimation-in-neuroscience-characterizing-local-circuits-in-the-inferior-colliculus/

#StatisticalGraphics #TheNewStatistics

Estimation in Neuroscience: Characterizing local circuits in the Inferior Colliculus | Introduction to the New Statistics

Here's more evidence that estimation is catching on in neuroscience, a beautiful paper in from Silveira et al. (2023) in The Journal of Neuroscience. The paper characterizes local functional circuitry in the inferior colliculus (IC), a key processing station for auditory information ​(Silveira et al., 2023)​. The authors show that excitatory neurons in the IC

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The Latest on esci: Geoff’s Talk to Turku

Yesterday I greatly enjoyed a zoom talk with the Open Science Community of Turku, Finland. Online were good folks from Finland, The Netherlands and I don't know where else. Great questions at the end!

My slides and 3 data files (download the lot as a

https://thenewstatistics.com/itns/2023/10/18/the-latest-on-esci-geoffs-talk-to-turku/

#ITNS #Metaanalysis #NHST #OpenScience #StatisticalCalculations #StatisticalGraphics #StatsTools

The Latest on esci: Geoff’s Talk to Turku | Introduction to the New Statistics

Yesterday I greatly enjoyed a zoom talk with the Open Science Community of Turku, Finland. Online were good folks from Finland, The Netherlands and I don't know where else. Great questions at the end! My slides and 3 data files (download the lot as a zip) are at osf.io/uhwj2 -- you may need to log

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