Cambridge Cardiovascular October Seminar 2

Is NHST a QRP?

Abstract:  Null Hypothesis Significance Testing should, in some scientific fields, be regarded as a questionable research practice perpetrated by the scientific community as a whole.

Speaker: Professor Alexander Bird Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University and a fellow of St John's College.

Professor Bird's work on the philosophy of medicine, has in the last few years, centred around the epistemology of medical methods and also examines different aspects of practical experimental methodology including how statistical testing dictates our view of scientific reproducibility and robustness of research. These topics are naturally very close to our hearts and we are eager to have a philosopher's perspective.

Hosted by: Dr. Aishwarya Jacob

Venue: Rooms 0.R100-102, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute (VPD-HLRI), Papworth Road, Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge, CB2 0BB

A light lunch will be available from 12:30

Whilst we encourage attendance in person, if you are unable to join, please email Jane Sugars for a virtual link.