Comments on: Asterisk inflation in the social sciences http://chrisblattman.com/2010/02/20/asterisk-inflation-in-the-social-sciences/ International development, politics, economics, and policy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: AHhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/02/20/asterisk-inflation-in-the-social-sciences/comment-page-1/#comment-11828 AH Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:45:42 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4451#comment-11828 even before i read this: http://tiny.cc/fKo6H , i was anti-star. now i'm, like, **super** anti-star (see what i did there?) even before i read this: http://tiny.cc/fKo6H , i was anti-star. now i’m, like, **super** anti-star
(see what i did there?)

]]> By: Sam Gardnerhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/02/20/asterisk-inflation-in-the-social-sciences/comment-page-1/#comment-11707 Sam Gardner Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:06:31 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4451#comment-11707 But this means that significance is suggested about differences that are not significant as we normally understand it?It also makes data mining more rewarding (Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It's home from work we go). But this means that significance is suggested about differences that are not significant as we normally understand it?

It also makes data mining more rewarding (Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It’s home from work we go).

]]> By: kerimcanhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/02/20/asterisk-inflation-in-the-social-sciences/comment-page-1/#comment-11679 kerimcan Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:07:13 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4451#comment-11679 I saw articles in the best PS journals where the caption under the graph said something like " * denotes p < 0.13, ** denotes p < 0.7". I saw articles in the best PS journals where the caption under the graph said something like ” * denotes p < 0.13, ** denotes p < 0.7".

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