Can p-values be meaningfully interpreted without random sampling?

Norbert Hirschauer, Sven Gruener, Oliver Musshoff, Claudia Becker and Antje Jantsch

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Abstract: Besides the inferential errors that abound in the interpretation of p-values, the probabilistic pre-conditions (i.e. random sampling or equivalent) for using them at all are not often met by observa-tional studies in the social sciences. This paper systematizes different sampling designs and discusses the restrictive requirements of data collection that are the sine-qua-non for using p-values.

Date: 2019-08-15
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