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Study: Psychology researchers often disregard scientific evidence due to lack of statistical knowledge
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Study: Psychology researchers often disregard scientific evidence due to lack of statistical knowledge

by Tilburg University Belief in the theory based on Bayesian inference, as a function of statistical power (0.50 and 0.80) and the number of statistically significant results, k, given prior probabilities equal to 0.5. The beliefs in the theory for k = 0,1,2,3,4 are [0.071, 0.593, 0.965, 0.998, 0.999] and [0.002, 0.013, 0.919, 0.999, 1.000] for a...

No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research
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No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research

by Society for the Study of Addiction  Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new systematic review has found only very low-quality evidence that substances claiming to treat or prevent alcohol-induced hangover work. The researchers call for more rigorous scientific exploration of the effectiveness of these remedies for hangovers to provide practitioners and the public with accurate...