On 15 May 2000 07:31:17 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Granaas)
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The misinterpretation of results by the popular press has become a core
topic for me in recent years. While some of the misinterpretations may be
harmless (I doubt that eating extra fiber would hurt you unless
On Fri, 12 May 2000, Rich Ulrich wrote:
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Or, there are bad news reports, that don't really say what the study
said.
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So: Here is another aspect of error -- what is reported in a journal,
as opposed to what is claimed in a newspaper.
The misinterpretation of
At 10:30 AM 5/15/00 -0500, Simon, Steve, PhD wrote:
There have been a lot of interesting comments in this thread. Let me just
add my two cents.
Anyway, what I tell them is that nine times out of ten, the mistake was not
in how the data was analyzed, but in how it was collected. After all, if you
On 15 May 2000 08:58:41 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Simon, Steve, PhD)
wrote:
... "Here's a draft of what I have written." (review of article
for Steve's Web site). On-line reference given for article.
Thornley, Ben, and Adams, Clive "Content and quality of 2000 controlled
trials in
Gene Gallagher wrote:
I have recently seen examples of the thrip fallacy in the op-ed
pages of the Boston Globe. Massachusetts has implemented
state-wide standardized testing and has increased state funding
for school districts with low test scores. Statistical analysis
reveals that Five
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From: Gene Gallagher Here is an error that is subtle, but very
common. The statistical
test (multiple regression) was applied perfectly, but the
statistical inference was wrong.
My first reference to this type of error is in the classic,
but highly
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Uplandcrow wrote:
I teach research methods for social science at a small liberal arts
college.
The level of math in the class is low, I use Richard Black's "Doing
Quantitative Research in the Soc. Sci." and excerpts from
Gujarati's "Basic Econometrics."
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I
Ralph Johnson and J. anthony Blair are the authors of _Logical
Self-Defense_. (I know, I did a year of grad study in Informal Logic with
them.)
At 8:13 PM -0400 5/9/00, Donald F. Burrill wrote:
On Tue, 9 May 2000, Jerry Winegarden wrote, in reply to Uplandcrow's
request:
Uplandcrow wrote:
On Tue, 9 May 2000, Jerry Winegarden wrote, in reply to Uplandcrow's
request:
Uplandcrow wrote:
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I am looking for examples of articles that use a stat procedure
incorrectly.
A "MUST READ" for this class: "How To Lie with Statistics". Best
little book in the world! Many
Found references to two of Hurlbert's papers:
Hurlbert, S. H. 1984. Pseudoreplication and the design of ecological
field experiments. Ecological Monographs 54:187-211.
Hurlbert, S. H. 1990. Spatial distribution of the montane unicorn.
Oikos. 58: 257-271.
"V. Partridge" wrote:
Look up
Look up papers by Stuart Hurlburt, who points up commonly-made errors in
ecological research. Two of note are his paper on pseudoreplication (in
Ecological Monographs, circa 1989, I think) and "The Spatial
Distribution of the Montane Unicorn" (I don't recall the journal).
V. Partridge
would you please compile responses and re-post them?
Uplandcrow wrote:
I teach research methods for social science at a small liberal arts college.
The level of math in the class is low, I use Richard Black's "Doing
Quantitative Research in the Soc. Sci." and excerpts from Gujarati's "Basic
would you please compile responses and re-post them?
Yes, I plan to. I've gotten 4 or 5 good sugestions and I want to look at the
articles. Then I will post the citations and a summary.
Cheers,
Jon
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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
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