Uplandcrow wrote:
> I am looking for examples of articles that use a stat procedure incorrectly.
A literature search of important journals in the subject area in which your
students major might show that common problems have been addressed. For example,
the articles below address problems that can arise with the application of
multivariate models to clinical data.
Concato J et al, Ann Intern Med 1993;118:201-10.
Simon R & Altman DG, Br J Cancer 1994;69:979-85.
> For example, I have one artivle from a business journal that conducts OLS but
> does not present any F or t tests or even standard errors. Yet the authors make
> inferences about their subject based on their results (essentially on R^2).
Of course, there are situations when the above approach could be appropriate.
--
Michael
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