on 6/24/05 2:03 PM, Karl L. Wuensch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] was all:
> Consider the following two possible outcomes: > > A. p = .051, and a 95% CI for d runs from -0.135 to 8.5415. > > B. p = .051, and a 95% CI for d runs from -.0002 to .0782. > > These two possible outcomes paint very different pictures for me. When I > see outcome A, I think that the effect could be small in one direction or > enormous in the other direction, and I am motivated to do what it takes to > narrow the confidence interval (get more data, probably). When I see > outcome B, I am pretty well convinced that the effect is trivial in > magnitude, regardless of whether it is in this or that direction, and will > probably choose to treat it as nil (and I prefer Plavix to aspirin). "we want to underscore that, surely, God loves the . 06 nearly as much as the . 05. " --Rosnow, R. L., & Rosenthal, R. (1989). Statistical Procedures and the Justification of Knowledge in Psychological Science . American Psychologist, Vol. 44, (10). --Todd Todd D. Nelson, Ph.D. Gemperle Foundation Distinguished Professor Department of Psychology California State University 801 W. Monte Vista Ave. Turlock, California 95382 (209) 667-3442 (209) 664-7067 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.csustan.edu/psych/todd/index.html --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
