But Mike, neuroscience is so "Gee Whiz!" That's gotta count for somethin'! :-) Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4
[email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2013-04-10, at 8:20 AM, Michael Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > A paper published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience reports > a meta-analysis of neuroscience research studies and, in > keeping with old problems with experimental designs used > by people who perhaps don't know what they're doing (e.g., > failing to appreciate the role of statistical power), report that > they find (a) low levels of statistical power (around .20), > (b) exaggerated effect sizes, and (c) lack or reproducibility. > But don't take my word for it, here is a link to research article: > http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nrn3475.html > > NOTE: you'll need to use you institution's library to access > the article. > > There are popular media articles that focus on this article which > may be useful in classes such as critical thinking and maybe > even neuroscience; see: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/apr/10/unreliable-neuroscience-power-matters > > Jack Cohen pointed out some of the problems back in his 1962 > review as well as updated them in subsequent publications; see: > http://classes.deonandan.com/hss4303/2010/cohen%201992%20sample%20size.pdf > > Of course, this is problem of researcher education, the politics of > funding research and publishing, and perhaps sociological factors, > such trying to appear more "scientific" -- focusing on brain is > after all more "scientific" than focusing on just behavior or the mind. > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=24913 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-24913-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@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=24915 or send a blank email to leave-24915-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
