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Old 11-19-2007, 02:33 PM
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Viewing some of the stats, they may be weak, like a P < 0.04999, but it is still significant on a 2 tailed, heterodecastic analysis.
Yeah and that weak, statistical significance has never been able to truly support the deterrent effect of capital punishment and lead to lasting conclusions regarding its effectiveness.

It just adds fuel to the debate over statistical significance versus substantive significance.
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Old 11-19-2007, 06:16 PM
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Yeah and that weak, statistical significance has never been able to truly support the deterrent effect of capital punishment and lead to lasting conclusions regarding its effectiveness.

It just adds fuel to the debate over statistical significance versus substantive significance.
I know... Like, correlation does not imply causation... But, I guess "they" fail to realize that aspect...
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