基本説明
Covers the central and most fundamental methodological issue for empirical researchers.
Full Description
This comprehensive and accessible book provides an overview of the central and most fundamental methodological issue for empirical researchers - how should we interpret statistical significance?Beginning with a thorough introduction to null-hypothesis testing and statistical significance, the book then advances the arguments for and against the current interpretations and the use of significance testing in research.Siu L Chow presents a coherent challenge to contemporary criticisms of significance testing and offers a substantial and thought-provoking contribution to the debate on the proper role of statistical significance in empirical research.
Contents
A Litany of Criticisms of NHSTPThe Null-Hypothesis Significance-Test Procedure (NHSTP)A Phenomenon and its Quartets of HypothesesEvidential Support for a Theory and NHSTPEffect Size and Related IssuesA Critical Look at Statistical PowerBayesianismA Case for NHSTP
