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Understanding Optional Stopping Effects by lance-silk-verse is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Understanding Optional Stopping Effects about?

The document discusses the concept of optional stopping in behavioral research, highlighting how it can inflate the Type 1 error rate, which is the probability of incorrectly identifying an effect when there is none. It explains the implications of multiple comparisons and provides simulations to illustrate how p-values behave during data collection, emphasizing the need for proper error control. The document also mentions the Pocock boundary as a method to manage Type 1 error rates in sequential analyses.

Author

lance-silk-verse

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EN