A Question on the P<.05 Standard for Experiments

Joseph Mastropaolo (mastropaolo@net999.com)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 19:51:12 -0700

Janet:
I hope you won't mind if I ask you about the P<.05 standard.

In experiments, if the chances of A causing B are less than 20 to 1,
then A is not considered the cause.(Reference: P< .05 for statistically
testing the null hypothesis.)

Please send me a "Yes" or a "No" to the statement:

I subscribe to the P< .05 standard for causation in experiments.

Thank you for your help with this survey.

Joseph Mastropaolo