Five tips for avoiding P-value potholes
The hunt for p-values less than 0.05 has left many of science's roadways riddled with potholes.
The hunt for p-values less than 0.05 has left many of science's roadways riddled with potholes.
Mathematics
Apr 26, 2016
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Potholes are a perennial problem. They are dangerous to road users, and the damage they cause to vehicles can be hugely expensive. The cost of repairing them is also vast. But still they appear, and reappear, in countless ...
Engineering
Sep 13, 2018
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After a severe drought gripped the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S. and Canada in the 1980s, populations of almost all dabbling duck species that breed there have recovered. But not northern pintails. Now, a new study by ...
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2020
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California almond farmers who depend on commercial bee hives to pollinate their lucrative crops would benefit from increased efforts to protect essential bee foraging territory in northern prairie states, according a University ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2019
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The next time your car hits a pothole, a new technology could help you immediately tell someone who can do something about it.
Software
Jul 23, 2012
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Some potholes are like zombies – they never die. Or at least that's the perception of much of the driving public, especially as we enter peak pothole season: late winter and early spring.
Engineering
Mar 9, 2016
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New research reveals vast tracts of wetlands along the upper Gulf Coast are more hydrologically connected to Galveston Bay and other waters of the U.S. than previously thought, suggesting immediate implications for how they ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2011
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Motorists enjoying days of above-freezing temperatures after shivering through frigid single digits may encounter a jarring reality by spring.
Other
Jan 25, 2018
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