A Python library for p-curve estimation

# Installation

You can install pypcurve with pip:

pip install pypcurve


# Using pypcurve

First and foremost, read the user guide to the p-curve. Very important not to make mistakes when selecting statistical results, and preparing the disclosure table.

## 2. Formatting the statistical results

pypcurve only requires a list of statistical results, stored in a list (or an array). Similar to the p-curve app, pypcurve accepts the following formats of statistical tests:

• F(1, 302)=3.273
• t(103)=4.23
• r(76)=.42
• z=1.98
• chi2(1)=7.1

In addition, pypcurve will accept raw p-values:

• p = .XXXX

This is not recommended though: p-values are often weirdly rounded, so enter the statistical test instead if you have it

## 3. Using pypcurve

### A. Initialization

For this example, I will assume that your tests have been properly formatted, and stored in a column called "Tests" of a .csv file.

from pypcurve import PCurve
import pandas as pd
pc = PCurve(df.Tests)


If all your tests are properly formatted, there will be no error, and pcurve will be initialized properly.

### B. Printing the p-curve output

Next, you can print the summary of the p-curve, as you would see it using the web-app:

pc.summary()


This will output the p-curve plot, as well as the table summarizing the binomial and Stouffer tests of the p-curve analysis. You can get the plot alone (or the table alone) using the methods pc.plot_pcurve (pc.pcurve_analysis_summary())

### C. Power Estimation

You can use pycurve to estimate the power of the design that generated the statistical tests:

• pc.estimate_power() will return the power estimate, and the (lower, upper) bounds of 90% confidence interval.
• pc.plot_power_estimate() will plot the power estimate (as the webapp does).

### D. Accessing the results of the p-curve analysis

You can directly access the results of the p-curve analysis using three methods:

• pc.get_stouffer_tests() will recover the Z and p-values of the Stouffer tests
• pc.get_binomial_tests() will recover the p-values of the binomial tests
• pc.get_results_entered() will recover the statistical results entered in the p-curve, and the pp-values and z scores associated with the different alternatives to which they are compared.

You can also directly check if the p-curve passes the cutoff for evidential value, and the cutoff for inadequate evidence (as defined in Better P-Curve), using the properties pc.has_evidential_value and pc.has_inadequate_evidence

# Version History

The app is still in beta, so please take care when interpreting the results. I have tested pypcurve against the p-curve app using multiple examples: There are occasional minor deviations between the two, because of the way R (vs. Python) compute the non-central F distribution.

## Beta

### 0.1.0

First beta release.

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