Misinterpretations of Significance: A problem students share with their teachers?

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-343385
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.34338

Haller, H. ; Krauss, Stefan

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Item type:	Article
Journal or Publication Title:	Methods of Psychological Research Online
Publisher:	Pabst Science Publ.
Volume:	7
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:	1
Page Range:	pp. 1-20
Date:	2002
Institutions:	Mathematics > Prof. Dr. Stefan Krauss
Keywords:	significance tests
Dewey Decimal Classification:	500 Science > 510 Mathematics
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Unknown
Created at the University of Regensburg:	Unknown
Item ID:	34338

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The use of significance tests in science has been debated from the invention of these tests until the present time. Apart from theoretical critiques on their appropriateness for evaluating scientific hypotheses, significance tests also receive criticism for inviting misinterpretations. We presented six common misinterpretations to psychologists who work in German universities and found out that ...

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