Hi Stephen- Thanks for the link. It's a pretty good summary of some of the "dirty little secrets" of statistical analysis. However I was surprized at the lack of mention of effect size as an important tool for dealing with the "significant equals important" isssue. Re this point; I always insited that students use the term "statistically reliable" rather than "statistically significant". While a small point I think that it helps people understand what their findings actually mean.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010 8:24 am Subject: [tips] Odds are, it's wrong To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > Alerted by a colleague, I recommend an instructive if > depressing essay on the problematic use of statistics in science. > > http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/Odds_ar > e,_its_w or http://tinyurl.com/yh7sk7r > > Teaser: > > "Supposedly, the proper use of statistics makes relying on > scientific results a safe bet. But in practice, widespread > misuse > of statistical methods makes science more like a crapshoot." > > Stephen > -------------------------------------------- > Stephen L. Black, > Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Bishop's > University > e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca > 2600 College St. > Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 > Canada > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=1419or > send a blank email to > leave-1419-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1425 or send a blank email to leave-1425-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
