But they could only do it because the referees — i.e. mainstream scientists — threw away the rulebook
regarding the Null Hypothesis.
However, Allen completely misinterprets my argument
regarding the null hypothesis.
I find Trenberth's written comments
regarding the null hypothesis to be more nuanced and less dramatic than your paraphrase.
So, there really is a lot of hypocrisy
regarding the null hypothesis by sceptics.
I agree with some of your points but,
regarding null hypothesis significance testing, we're talking about datasets which we believe, a priori, will not demonstrate significance according to standard detection methods even in the presence of a trend.
Not exact matches
While I agree that the area is sort of gray, I strongly disagree with Stefan
regarding the
null -
hypothesis.
To declare erroneously that the
null hypothesis is not correct is called a type I error, and the science is very conservative in this
regard about making such an error.
With
regard to your submission - you're in a far better position than I to comment on the specifics, but I'd be looking to include the following: - An examination of the «typical»
null hypothesis, it's use (and reasons for) and why they are necessary.
And Trenberth is recorded in the literature as proposing to change the
null hypothesis regarding CC, i.e. shifting the burden of proof to research which seeks to disprove the human role.
Dr. Curry, Congratulations on an excellent paper and successful promotion of the rational
null hypothesis regarding AGW.