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by benjaminmhaley 3751 days ago
The #1 problem is with p-values is the word "significant". We should use "detectable" instead. Significant implies meaningful to most people, but not in a statistical context. This is quite confusing. Detectable is better because the mainstream meaning aligns with the jargon.

So:

> "Discovering statistically significant biclusters in gene expression data"

becomes:

> "Discovering statistically detectable biclusters in gene expression data"

This rephrasing makes it evident that "statistically detectable" adds little to the title. So the title becomes

> "Discovering biclusters in gene expression data"

A better title.