Fallacy of the Distribution of Alcohol Consumption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13665288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John C Duffy (MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry and University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 125-126 |
| Publication date | 1982-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1982.50.1.125 |
| PMID | 7071267 |
| OpenAlex | W2054583577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
It is pointed out that it is fallacious to expect alcohol consumption to follow any particular statistical distribution. Emphasis on the distribution of alcohol consumption in research is therefore misguided
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Consumption (sociology · Distribution (mathematics · Epistemology · Fallacy · Social science · Sociology · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1999 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |