Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey's The cult of statistical significance: how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives. Ann Arbor (MI): The University of Michigan Press, 2008, xxiii+322 pp.

Authors

  • Aris Spanos Virginia Tech, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v1i1.12

Keywords:

Stephen Ziliak, Deirdre McCloskey, book review, statistical significance, Aris Spanos

Author Biography

Aris Spanos, Virginia Tech, United States

Aris Spanos is Wilson Schmidt professor at the Department of economics, Virginia Tech. His research focuses on econometrics, modelling speculative prices, and the philosophy and methodology of empirical modelling.

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Published

2008-12-16

How to Cite

Spanos, A. (2008). Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey’s The cult of statistical significance: how the standard error costs us jobs, justice, and lives. Ann Arbor (MI): The University of Michigan Press, 2008, xxiii+322 pp. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 1(1), 154–164. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v1i1.12

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2008): Autumn 2008

Section

Book Reviews