Karl L. Wuensch wrote:
> misunderstanding of the logic of hypothesis testing. Sigh. Maybe Frank
> Schmidt is correct when he suggests that we abandon tests of significance
> (Schmidt, F. L. (1996). Statistical significance testing and cumulative
> knowledge in psychology: Implications for training of researchers.
> Psychological Methods, 1, 115-129.), because the typical researcher just is
> not capable of understanding the logic of hypothesis testing -- but I
I wish it were that easy. Students and researchers also have misconceptions
about supposed alternatives to significance tests (CIs, power, meta-analysis).
IMO the misconceptions are less common only to the extent that the alternatives
are less widely taught.
Thom
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