Discussion highlights how researchers often misformulate statistical questions, suggesting enhanced training in statistics education.
If I ever make a follow up to my current MOOC, I will call it ‘Improving Your Statistical Questions’. The more I learn about how people use statistics, the more I believe the main problem is not how people interpret the numbers they get from statistical tests. The real issue is which statistical questions researchers ask from their data. Our statistics education turns a blind eye to training people how to ask a good question.
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Daniël Lakens (2017) studied this question.
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