English Dictionary

p-hacking

名詞

不可算名詞

(sciences, statistics) The practice of reanalysis of data until a desired result is obtained which is statistically significant

日本語の意味

統計的に有意な結果を得るために、研究データを何度も再解析する行為。つまり、望ましい統計的結果が得られるように、データの扱いを操作する行為を指す。

Many journals have tightened their submission rules to discourage p-hacking among researchers.

多くの学術誌は、望ましい統計的有意性が得られるまでデータを繰り返し再解析する行為（いわゆるp値操作）を研究者の間で抑制するために投稿規定を厳格化した。

意味（1）

(sciences, statistics) The practice of reanalysis of data until a desired result is obtained which is statistically significant

Cherry-picking promising findings, also known by such terms as data dredging, significance chasing, significance questing, selective inference, and “p-hacking,” leads to a spurious excess of statistically significant results in the published literature and should be vigorously avoided.]