P-Values on Trial: Selective Reporting of (Best Practice Guides Against) Selective Reporting

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P-Values on Trial: Selective Reporting of (Best Practice Guides Against) Selective Reporting

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This study presented a legal case from 2009, when the U.S. Supreme Court found guilty of fraud Scott Harkonen, CEO of drug company InterMune. Harkonen reported that a drug Actimmune had statistically significant survival benefits, when in reality it did not.

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