How many statisticians does it take to ensure at least a 50 percent chance of a disagreement about p-values? According to a tongue-in-cheek assessment by statistician George Cobb of Mount Holyoke ...

For researchers there's a lot that turns on the p value, the number used to determine whether a result is statistically significant. The current consensus is that if p is less than .05, a study has ...

Value investing is more relevant than ever, as fundamentals and price have become increasingly disconnected in today's market. The S&P 500's high valuation and deteriorating fundamentals signal ...

In science, the success of an experiment is often determined by a measure called “statistical significance.” A result is considered to be “significant” if the difference observed in the experiment ...

Imagine, if you dare, a world without P values. Perhaps you’re already among the lucky participants in the human race who don’t know what a P value is. Trust me, you don’t want to. P stands for ...

Rachael has a Bachelor’s degree in mass media from Wilson College, Mumbai and a Master’s degree in English from Pune University. Have you ever looked at the stock market and felt like you’re missing ...

The P value reported by tests is a probabilistic significance, not a biological one. Figure 2: Repeated independent observations are used to estimate the s.d. of the null distribution and derive a ...

Calculate P/B ratio by dividing stock price by book value per share. A lower P/B ratio may suggest a stock is undervalued; watch for very low ratios. Use P/B ratio to analyze banks and other ...

Geoff Cumming has received funding from the Australian Research Council. For researchers there’s a lot that turns on the p value, the number used to determine whether a result is statistically ...