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Multiple statistical tests: Lessons from a d20

Statistical analyses are often conducted with α= .05. When multiple statistical tests are conducted, this procedure needs to be adjusted to compensate for the otherwise inflated Type I error. In some instances in tabletop gaming, sometimes it is desired to roll a 20-sided die (or 'd20') tw...

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Autor principal: Madan, Christopher R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4902094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27347382
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.8834.2
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description Statistical analyses are often conducted with α= .05. When multiple statistical tests are conducted, this procedure needs to be adjusted to compensate for the otherwise inflated Type I error. In some instances in tabletop gaming, sometimes it is desired to roll a 20-sided die (or 'd20') twice and take the greater outcome. Here I draw from probability theory and the case of a d20, where the probability of obtaining any specific outcome is (1)/ (20), to determine the probability of obtaining a specific outcome (Type-I error) at least once across repeated, independent statistical tests.
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spelling pubmed-49020942016-06-23 Multiple statistical tests: Lessons from a d20 Madan, Christopher R. F1000Res Research Note Statistical analyses are often conducted with α= .05. When multiple statistical tests are conducted, this procedure needs to be adjusted to compensate for the otherwise inflated Type I error. In some instances in tabletop gaming, sometimes it is desired to roll a 20-sided die (or 'd20') twice and take the greater outcome. Here I draw from probability theory and the case of a d20, where the probability of obtaining any specific outcome is (1)/ (20), to determine the probability of obtaining a specific outcome (Type-I error) at least once across repeated, independent statistical tests. F1000Research 2016-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4902094/ /pubmed/27347382 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.8834.2 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Madan CR http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4902094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27347382
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