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If mean is so sensitive, why use it in the first place?
Aug 13 '11 at 16:46
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Given the power of computers these days, is there ever a reason to do a chi-squared test rather than Fisher's exact test?
Aug 14 '11 at 0:29
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Including the interaction but not the main effects in a model
May 21 '11 at 12:31
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T-test for non normal when N>50?
Apr 20 '11 at 12:59
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What does AUC stand for and what is it?
Jan 31 '16 at 14:32
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Skills hard to find in machine learners?
Jun 24 '14 at 11:29
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If only prediction is of interest, why use lasso over ridge?
Mar 5 '18 at 13:28
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How to draw valid conclusions from “big data”?
Feb 9 '12 at 13:47
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Is normality testing 'essentially useless'?
Aug 1 '13 at 11:52
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When is logistic regression suitable?
Feb 23 '16 at 12:32
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The Two Cultures: statistics vs. machine learning?
Mar 18 '15 at 12:14
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Why is AUC higher for a classifier that is less accurate than for one that is more accurate?
Mar 20 '14 at 12:35
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Should covariates that are not statistically significant be 'kept in' when creating a model?
Aug 3 '13 at 19:20
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Evaluating logistic regression and interpretation of Hosmer-Lemeshow Goodness of Fit
Apr 15 '16 at 12:37
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ASA discusses limitations of $p$-values - what are the alternatives?
Mar 11 '16 at 17:05
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What's wrong with Bonferroni adjustments?
Oct 17 '14 at 13:32
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Model building and selection using Hosmer et al. 2013. Applied Logistic Regression in R
Oct 7 '14 at 21:54
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Diagnostics for logistic regression?
Sep 20 '13 at 11:36
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What happens if the explanatory and response variables are sorted independently before regression?
Dec 9 '15 at 0:32
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How to choose between t-test or non-parametric test e.g. Wilcoxon in small samples
Nov 4 '14 at 12:48
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Can the MIC algorithm for detecting non-linear correlations be explained intuitively ?
Dec 23 '11 at 16:00
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What is the difference between test set and validation set?
Dec 15 '14 at 3:39
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Is it valid to include a baseline measure as control variable when testing the effect of an independent variable on change scores?
Sep 20 '11 at 11:45
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If linear regression is related to Pearson's correlation, are there any regression techniques related to Kendall's and Spearman's correlations?
Jul 20 '13 at 12:42
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Why continue to teach and use hypothesis testing (when confidence intervals are available)?
Feb 20 '12 at 2:42
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Choosing the best model from among different “best” models
Oct 26 '11 at 12:39
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Why does basic hypothesis testing focus on the mean and not on the median?
Oct 8 '17 at 13:09
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When will L1 regularization work better than L2 and vice versa?
Nov 28 '15 at 17:15
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A psychology journal banned p-values and confidence intervals; is it indeed wise to stop using them?
Feb 27 '15 at 11:48
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How do I test that two continuous variables are independent?
Jun 16 '14 at 19:44
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