Re: Most Common Mistake In Statistical Inference

[Thom Baguley]

Elliot Cramer wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Alan McLean wrote:
> 
> > The second sentence here ensures that generalisability to a population
> > IS an issue for statistics. And a big issue, usually overlooked.
> >
> It is not a statistical issue with a non-random sample;  it is a matter of
> experimental judgement

If you mean it depends more on the design and the theoretical background of
the study then you are spot on, IMO. The contribution of statistics (relative
to other factors) to generalizability is small (but still important).

Thom


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