Significance test or effect size
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4419562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Siu L Chow (University of Wollongong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-110 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0033-2909.103.1.105 |
| OpenAlex | W4240914572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 7 |
I describe and question the argument that in psychological research, the significance test should be replaced (or, at least, supplemented) by a more informative index (viz., effect size or statistical power) in the case of theory-corroboration experimentation because it has been made on the basis of some debatable assumptions about the rationale of scientific investigation. The rationale of theory-corroboration experimentation requires nothing more than a binary decision about the relation between two variables. This binary decision supplies the minor premise for the syllogism implicated when a theory is being tested. Some metatheoretical considerations reveal that the magnitude of the effect-size estimate is not a satisfactory alternative to the significance test
Biology · Cognitive psychology · Econometrics · Statistics · Test (biology) · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Social Psychology · Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
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Appraising and Amending Theories
Updating the Debate on One- versus Two-Tailed Tests with the Directional Two-Tailed Test
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Significance Tests Die Hard
Significance Tests are Not Enough
Conceptual Rigor versus Practical Impact
Conceptual Rigor Mortis
Past and Future American Psychological Association Guidelines for Statistical Practice
The epistemic and pragmatic function of dichotomous claims based on statistical hypothesis tests
If Statistical Significance Tests are Broken/Misused, What Practices Should Supplement or Replace Them
Group Overlap as a Basis for Effect Size
Statistical Significance with Comments by Editors of Marketing Journals
Determining Effect Sizes in Various Experimental Designs
Gender differences in computer-related attitudes and behavior
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Deterrence and Moral Persuasion Effects on Corporate Tax Compliance
Acceptance of a Theory
Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
Operationism and the concept of perception.
Theoretical risks and tabular asterisks
The Place of Statistics in Psychology
In defense of external invalidity
The fallacy of the null-hypothesis significance test
Mediation of interpersonal expectancy effects
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2023 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |