The Use (and Misuse) of Statistical Significance Testing [electronic resource] : Some Recommendations for Improved Editorial Policy and Practice / Bruce Thompson.

This paper evaluates the logic underlying various criticisms of statistical significance testing and makes specific recommendations for scientific and editorial practice that might better increase the knowledge base. Reliance on the traditional hypothesis testing model has led to a major bias agains...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Thompson, Bruce
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
Subjects:	Analysis of Variance. Data Interpretation. Editors. Effect Size. Error of Measurement. Hypothesis Testing. Literature Reviews. Reliability. Research Design. Research Problems. Sample Size. Scholarly Journals. Statistical Bias. Statistical Inference. Statistical Significance.