April 22, 2024Philosophy of ScienceOpen Access

Bamboozled by Bonferroni

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CMConor Mayo‐WilsonUniversity of Washington

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Theoretical analysis reveals misalignments between scientific goals and multiple testing adjustments in research communities, highlighting conditions where multiplicity corrections should be omitted.

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Standard multiplicity corrections often misalign with broader scientific and public goals when researchers evaluate numerous hypotheses simultaneously across investigations.
Theoretical analysis of hypothesis tests distinguishes two senses of adjustment, establishing specific conditions where researchers ought to avoid correcting for multiplicity.
Highlights the limits of standard bonferroni correction frameworks, suggesting that routine adjustment rules may conflict with epistemic goals and optimal decision criteria.

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Conor Mayo‐Wilson (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6e2e0b6db64358765e51f https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2024.13

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Theoretical analysis reveals misalignments between scientific goals and multiple testing adjustments in research communities, highlighting conditions where multiplicity corrections should be omitted.

Bamboozled by Bonferroni

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