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Conceptual Distinction between the Critical p Value and the Type I Error Rate in Permutation Testing
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Article
Abstract
To counter past assertions that permutation testing is not distribution-free, this article clarifies that the critical p value (alpha) in permutation testing is not a Type I error rate and that a test's validity is independent of the concept of Type I error.
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Material in this article is copyrighted and initially published by JMASM in vol. 12, 2013. JMASM retains the copyright for this work for the entire usual period.
Repository Citation
Anderson, Richard B., "Conceptual Distinction between the Critical p Value and the Type I Error Rate in Permutation Testing" (2013). Psychology Faculty Publications. 37.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/psych_pub/37
Publication Date
5-2013
Publication Title
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Start Page No.
2
End Page No.
8