How F and P values are influenced by centring

How are Mussels Influenced by the Landscape?

most at-risk groups of animals in North America, with nearly 40% of all species either in need of conservation or extinct. Understanding their distribution and role in aquatic ecosystems is key to successful conservation. Researchers at the Illinois Natural History Survey used mussel samples collected across Illinois and a data-mining technique to answer several questions: Where are mussels fou...

Risky investment decisions: How are individuals influenced by their groups?

We investigate the effect of group versus individual decision-making in the context of risky investment decisions in which all subjects are fully informed of the probabilities and payoffs. Although there is full information, the lottery choices pose cognitive challenges so that people may not be sure of their expected utility-maximizing choice. Making such decisions in a group context provides ...

Why are p-values controversial?

While it is often argued that a p-value is a probability; see Wasserstein & Lazar (2016), we argue that a p-value is not defined as a probability. A p-value is a bijection of the sufficient statistic for a given test which maps to the same scale as the type I error probability. As such, the use of p-values in a test should be no more a source of controversy than the use of a sufficient statisti...

Normal hematological values of native iranian cattle as influenced by age,breed and sex

What are confidence intervals and p - values ?