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Activity Number:
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126
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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General Methodology
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| Abstract - #307976 |
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Title:
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Political Aspects of Multiple Testing: A Controversy
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Author(s):
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S. Stanley Young*+
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Companies:
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National Institute of Statistical Sciences
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Address:
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19 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-4006,
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Keywords:
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Multiple testing ; False positives
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Abstract:
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Some multiple testing mistakes are due to ignorance (how often are you asked to re-examine the data to see if something can be found?), but others are intentional, planned and well-understood policy (over $1B of grant/tax money flows to institutions with reproducibility problems revolving around multiple testing). Statisticians need to understand both ignorance and devious policy. It serves neither society nor our profession to ignore multiple testing controversies. At a minimum we need to protect the integrity of our profession. We present an egregious treatment of multiple testing and review a light-hearted multiple testing paper. We present survey of journal editors on multiple testing. How can you improve the situation? When you suspect a false positive due to multiple testing, write a letter to the editor. Ask for the data set and if it is not available, protest to the journal.
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