Menkveld, Albert J. and Aloosh, Arash et al. (2024) Nonstandard Errors. The Journal Of Finance, 79 (3). pp. 1715-2393. ISSN 0022-1082
Abstract
In statistics, samples are drawn from a population in a data-generating process (DGP). Standard errors measure the uncertainty in estimates of population parameters. In science, evidence is generated to test hypotheses in an evidence-generating process (EGP). We claim that EGP variation across researchers adds uncertainty—nonstandard errors (NSEs). We study NSEs by letting 164 teams test the same hypotheses on the same data. NSEs turn out to be sizable, but smaller for more reproducible or higher rated research. Adding peer-review stages reduces NSEs. We further find that this type of uncertainty is underestimated by participants.
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| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Subjects: | Business > Finance Business > Innovation Business > Industries |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Official URL: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 32896 |
| Deposited On: | 03 Jul 2026 13:18 by Tam Nguyen . Last Modified 03 Jul 2026 13:18 |
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