15-16 Dec 2011
Madrid, Spain
Madrid-Tilburg Workshop Statistics and Scientific Method I: The Controversy About Hypothesis Testing Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid 15-16 December 2011 http://hypothesistests.wordpress.com/ Scientists spend a lot of time testing a hypothesis, and classifying experimental results as (in)significant evidence. But even after a century of hot debate, there is no consensus on what this concept of significance implies, how the results of hypothesis tests should be interpreted, and which practical pitfalls have to be avoided. Take the fierce criticisms of significance testing in economics, take the endless debate about statistical reform in psychology, take the foundational disagreement between frequentists and Bayesians about what constitutes statistical evidence. Our workshop brings together the perspectives of philosophers and methodologists, statisticians and practitioners. Contributions on all aspects of hypothesis testing that relate to the use and interpretation of those tests, and their role for scientific inference, are welcome. The workshop will be focused on debate, with a discussant for each paper, no parallel sessions and active engagement between the participants. We invite submissions of extended abstracts (up to 1000 words) by 20 September 2011. Decisions will be made by 30 September 2011. Keynote Speakers Jose Bernardo, Universitat de València Kevin Hoover, Duke University Organizers Jan Sprenger, Tilburg David Teira, UNED Program Committee Max Albert, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Miguel Ángel Gómez Villegas, Universidad Complutense Madrid Stephan Hartmann, Tilburg University Julian Reiss, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Andrés Rivadulla, Universidad Complutense Madrid Aris Spanos, Virginia Tech Katie Steele, London School of Economics Jesús Zamora Bonilla, UNED Madrid Submission Link http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=test2011 Timetable 20 September 2011: Deadline for submission extended abstracts (<=1000 words) 30 September 2011: Notification of Acceptance 15 November 2011: Registration deadline 15-16 December 2011: Workshop