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noun
The practice of reanalysis of data until a desired result is obtained which is statistically significant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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Synonyms: data dredging, data snooping
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of p-hacking
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of p-hack
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of p-value + hacking, from "p" for probability. Coined by researchers Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, and Joseph P. Simmons, in 2014.
