st: Re: R�p. : st: Re: R�p. : st: RE: Bug in star displa y (t value in regression coefficients)?

[Ron�n Conroy <rconroy@rcsi.ie>]

Herve STOLOWY wrote:

> Dear Richard and all of you who replied:
>
> I now better understand my error of interpretation (more related to stats than to Stata !!!). The p-value of the coefficient 2.02 is 0.056 (i.e., not significant at the 0.05 level).
>
>  
This should be an object lesson to people who award a star to a P of 
0.049 and not to one of 0.05. Theory building and decision making 
require a more nuanced approach...

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