Yes, failure to rule out an elephant means you probably didn't look hard enough (collect enough data).
But successfully ruling out an elephant is uninteresting if you didn't expect an elephant. The problem is that "statistically significant" sounds impressive, but we shouldn't be impressed.
I guess we need a less impressive term for this? Maybe something like "may have avoided statistical blindness."
But successfully ruling out an elephant is uninteresting if you didn't expect an elephant. The problem is that "statistically significant" sounds impressive, but we shouldn't be impressed.
I guess we need a less impressive term for this? Maybe something like "may have avoided statistical blindness."