On 11/16/00, "Somebody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>I wish to study 'streaks' - ie. periods of deviation from expected results
>based upon large samples.
>Could someone please advise as to the proper statistical-mathematical name
>for 'streaks' and suggest other keywords that would lead me to discussions
>of this phenomenon?
Here are some journal articles that may be helpful:
Gilden, D. L., & Wilson, S. G. (1995a). On the nature of streaks in signal
detection. Cognitive Psychology, 28, 17-64.
Gilden, D. L., & Wilson, S. G. (1995b). Streaks in skilled performance.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2, 260-265.
Gilovich, T., Vallone, R., & Tversky, A. (1985). The hot hand in basketball:
On the misperception of random sequences. Cognitive Psychology, 17, 295-314.
Gould, S. J. (1989). The streak of streaks. Chance: New Directions for
Statistics and Comptuing, 2, 10-16.
Hooke, R. (1989). Basketball, baseball, and the null hypothesis. Chance: New
Directions for Statistics and Computing, 2, 35-37.
Kubovy, M., & Gilden, D. L. (1991). Apparent randomness is not always the
complement of apparent order. In G. R. Lockhead & J. R. Pomerantz (Eds.), The
perception of structure: Essays in honor of Wendell R. Garner (pp. 115-127).
Washington, DC, USA: American Psychological Association.
Larkey, P. D., Smith, R. A., & Kadance, J. B. (1989). It's okay to believe in
the 'hot hand.' Chance: New Directions for Statistics and Computing, 2, 22-30.
Tversky, A., & Gilovich, T. (1989a). The 'hot hand': Statistical reality or
cognitive illusion? Chance: New Directions for Statistics and Computing, 2,
31-34.
Tversky, A., & Gilovich, T. (1989b). The cold facts about the 'hot hand' in
basketball. Chance: New Directions for Statistics and Computing, 2, 16-21.
Wardrop, R. L. (1995). Simpson's paradox and the hot hand in basketball. The
American Statistician, 49, 24-28.
Jeff
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http://psy.otago.ac.nz/miller
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