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p-hacking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
p-hack-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of reanalysis of data until a desired result is obtained which is statistically significant.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of p-hack

noun

Alternative letter-case form of p-hacking

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of p-value + hacking, from "p" for probability. Coined by researchers Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, and Joseph P. Simmons, in 2014.

Usage

Phrases

p-value

Frequently Paired Words

hacking p probability p-value

Synonyms

data dredging data snooping

Questions

What does p-hacking mean?
The practice of reanalysis of data until a desired result is obtained which is statistically significant.
Where does p-hacking come from?
Blend of p-value + hacking, from "p" for probability. Coined by researchers Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, and Joseph P. Simmons, in 2014.

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