Kubiak, Adam and Kawalec, Pawel and Kiersztyn, Adam (2021) Neyman-Pearson Hypothesis Testing, Epistemic Reliability and Pragmatic Value-Laden Asymmetric Error Risks. [Preprint]
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We show that if among the tested hypotheses the number of true hypotheses is not equal to the number of false hypotheses, then Neyman-Pearson theory of testing hypotheses does not warrant minimal epistemic reliability (the feature of driving to true conclusions more often than to false ones). We also argue that N-P does not protect from the possible negative effects of the pragmatic value-laden unequal setting of error probabilities on N-P’s epistemic reliability. Most importantly, we argue that in the case of a negative impact no methodological adjustment is available to neutralize it, so in such cases the discussed pragmatic-value-ladenness of N-P inevitably compromises the goal of attaining truth.
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Keywords: | frequentism; predictive value; statistical test; reliability; context; pragmatic values | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics General Issues > Values In Science |
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Depositing User: | Adam Kubiak | ||||||||||||
Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2021 15:47 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2021 15:47 | ||||||||||||
Item ID: | 18827 | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics General Issues > Values In Science |
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Date: | 10 January 2021 | ||||||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18827 |
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