CASE 5.
This 2024 paper includes the following table of hypothesis testing results. Can you identify any issues or anomalies?
This 2024 paper includes the following table of hypothesis testing results. Can you identify any issues or anomalies?
CASE 5. ANSWER.
This table includes several inconsistencies.
First, the t-values and p-values do not correspond. A larger t-value should correspond to a smaller p-value. For example, in the case of t = 3.014 and p = 0.017, a value of t = 6.141 should have a p-value smaller than 0.017, but it is larger. All the more, t = 6.141 should correspond to a significantly smaller p-value.
Second, the t-values, SEs, and coefficients are not consistent. Assuming t = 4.771 and SE = 0.032, the coefficient should be 0.1527, not 0.873. In all other rows, the t-values, SEs, and coefficients are also not consistent.
This table includes several inconsistencies.
First, the t-values and p-values do not correspond. A larger t-value should correspond to a smaller p-value. For example, in the case of t = 3.014 and p = 0.017, a value of t = 6.141 should have a p-value smaller than 0.017, but it is larger. All the more, t = 6.141 should correspond to a significantly smaller p-value.
Second, the t-values, SEs, and coefficients are not consistent. Assuming t = 4.771 and SE = 0.032, the coefficient should be 0.1527, not 0.873. In all other rows, the t-values, SEs, and coefficients are also not consistent.
