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Abelson's Defense of Null Hypothesis Testing
Researcher Robert Abelson defended null hypothesis testing as a 'principled argument' that serves an important purpose in science. He argued that it provides a systematic framework for researchers to demonstrate that their results are not mere chance occurrences, which is particularly vital when investigating and convincing others of new phenomena.
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According to Robert Abelson, what important scientific purpose does null hypothesis testing serve?
A prominent defender of null hypothesis testing argued that one of its key strengths is providing researchers with a systematic way to make a 'principled argument' that observed results are unlikely to be due to random chance alone, which is especially valuable when presenting evidence for newly discovered phenomena.