# Confusion Over Measures of Evidence (p's) Versus Errors (α's) in Classical Statistical Testing

@article{Hubbard2003ConfusionOM,
title={Confusion Over Measures of Evidence (p's) Versus Errors ($\alpha$'s) in Classical Statistical Testing},
author={Raymond Hubbard and Maria J. Bayarri},
journal={The American Statistician},
year={2003},
volume={57},
pages={171 - 178}
}
• Published 1 August 2003
• Psychology
• The American Statistician
Confusion surrounding the reporting and interpretation of results of classical statistical tests is widespread among applied researchers, most of whom erroneously believe that such tests are prescribed by a single coherent theory of statistical inference. This is not the case: Classical statistical testing is an anonymous hybrid of the competing and frequently contradictory approaches formulated by R. A. Fisher on the one hand, and Jerzy Neyman and Egon Pearson on the other. In particular…
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