P-hacking

Concept

A statistical issue in research where data is manipulated to achieve significance, discussed as a societal threat.

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How Nobel Prize Winners Focus | Cal Newport + Brian Keating

How Nobel Prize Winners Focus | Cal Newport + Brian Keating

Cal Newport

A statistical issue in research where data is manipulated to achieve significance, discussed as a societal threat.

The Reproducibility Crisis

The Reproducibility Crisis

Sabine Hossenfelder

Analyzing data in multiple ways or collecting data on many variables and only reporting those yielding statistically significant results (p < 0.05), distorting the literature.