Running Away From Significance As Hard As It Can?

How many times have you read that p = .062 is “approaching” significance? How do you know it’s not sprinting as hard as it can away from statistical significance? (Not my idea, unfortch, but a quote from some insightful person way back.)

I’ve just rediscovered the wonderful list of something like 500 ways “approaching” has (allegedly!) been expressed.

Weep!

Geoff

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