Post Hoc Power: Not Empowering, Just Misleading

2020/08/16 by Andrew D. Althouse · 1 voice · 103 citations
Decision Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · #Computer science #Data mining #Econometrics #Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life #Mathematical economics #Mathematics #Medicine #Meta-analysis and systematic reviews #Null (SQL) #Null hypothesis #Outcome (game theory) #Post hoc #Power (physics) #Psychology #Sample (material) #Sample size determination #Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials #Statistical analysis #Statistical hypothesis testing #Statistical power #Statistical significance #Statistics

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.10.049

published in Journal of Surgical Research 259, A3-A6 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• The Abuse of Power
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Discussions

• 8) Post-hoc power Post-hoc power is not a thing doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.10.049 [bsky, 40 points, 1 comments]