Previously on TiPS, the policy change by the editors of the journal "Basic and Applied Social Psychology" (BASP) to ban Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing (NHST) or to make believe it doesn't exist by allowing authors to do statistical tests but not report them in their articles has been discussed as it has been in many other forums. Regardless of one's views on the policy change (i.e., a brilliant strategy to minimize the alleged damage done by NHST [Geoff Cumming being one advocate of this position] or a move by knuckleheads in order to draw attention to journal that could use a boost in circulation), the American Statistical Association has decided that it must provide an official statement on BASP's policy as well as any other journal's potential shift in that direction. However, making such a statement will take time so, for now, here is their statement of intent: http://community.amstat.org/blogs/ronald-wasserstein/2015/02/26/asa-comment-on-a-journals-ban-on-null-hypothesis-statistical-testing
Quoting from the statement: |The ASA encourages the editors of this journal and others |who might share their concerns to consider what is offered |in the ASA statement to appear later this year and not |discard the proper and appropriate use of statistical inference. Of course, psychologists being the brilliant statistical wizards that they are, will probably ignore what the ASA says (after all, the ASA ignores the APA and doesn't follow APA style for its journals ;-). But in the meantime, BASP will probably have benefited from the attention -- considering that there is no such thing as bad advertising. ;-) -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=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=42488 or send a blank email to leave-42488-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
