How about np, for no publication.
At 10:55 PM 3/3/01 -0500, you wrote:
>when we discuss things like power, beta, type I error, etc. ... we often
>show a 2 by 2 table ... similar to
>
> null true null false
>
>retain correct type II, beta
>
>reject type I, alpha power
>
>
>i think that we need a bit of overhaul to this typical way of doing things ...
>
>1. each cell needs to have a name ... label ... that reflects the
>consequence of the decision (retain, reject) that was made
>
>i propose something along the lines of
>
> null true null false
>
>retain type I correct, 1C type II error, 2E
>
>reject type I error, 1E type II correct, 2C
>
>
>then, we have names or symbols for probabilities attached to each cell
>
> null true null false
>
>retain WHAT NAME/SYMBOL FOR THIS?? beta
>
>reject alpha power
>
>
>DOES ANYONE HAVE SOME SUGGESTION AS TO HOW THE UPPER LEFT CELL MIGHT BE
>REFERRED TO via A SYMBOL??? OR, SOME NAME THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM POWER BUT
>... STILL GIVES THE FLAVOR THAT A CORRECT DECISION HAS BEEN MADE (better
>than making an error)?
>
>2. i think it would be helpful to first identify each cell with a
>distinctive label ... describing the decision (correct, error) and ... the
>type ... 1 or 2
>
>3. i think it would be helpful to have a system where there are names for
>EACH cell (why should the poor upper left be "left" out in the cold??) ...
>FIRST ... then some OTHER name/symbol for the probability associated with
>that cell
>
>confusions that might be avoided would be like:
>
>a. saying type II error is the same as beta ...
>b. saying that power is NOT a name for a decision but, rather, THE
>probability of making some particular decision
>
>we have special names for errors of the first and second kind .... type I
>and type II ... and we have symbols of alpha and beta to represent their
>associated probabilities
>
>we have power which is supposed to be the probability of making a certain
>kind of decision ... but, no special name for THAT cell like we have given
>to differentiate the two kinds of errors one can make ...
>
>any support out there to try to right this somewhat ambiguous ship?
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>dennis roberts, penn state university
>educational psychology, 8148632401
>http://roberts.ed.psu.edu/users/droberts/drober~1.htm
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