Little known fact: The Puritans invented the concept of "p-value", and like ever...

gohrt on July 10, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stop Glorifying Hard Work and Long Hours

Little known fact: The Puritans invented the concept of "p-value", and like every one else doing statistics since, they misinterpreted its meaning, assuming that "P implies Q with probability 95%" means that "Q implies P with probability 95%"