What-is-a-type-i-errorProblems-with-frequentismReference-class-problemWhat-is-frequentismNeyman-pearsonSocial Sciences
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Author Mark Rubin
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In this paper (Rubin, 2020), I consider Fisher’s criticism that the Neyman-Pearson approach to hypothesis testing relies on the assumption of “repeated sampling from the same population.” This criticism is problematic for the Neyman-Pearson approach because it implies that test users need to know, for sure, what counts as the same or equivalent population as their current population.