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Type S and Type M errors: a standalone construct

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errors of getting the sign of an effect wrong or greatly overstating its size when a noisy study reaches significance.

In statistics, Type S and Type M errors refers to errors of getting the sign of an effect wrong or greatly overstating its size when a noisy study reaches significance. This meaning comes from Gelman (2014) in Perspectives on Psychological Science.[1]

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References

Gelman, A., & Carlin, J. (2014). Beyond Power Calculations: Assessing Type S (Sign) and Type M (Magnitude) Errors. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9(6), 641-651. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614551642

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