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- Title
Misuse of statistical tests in Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology publications.
- Authors
Schatz, Philip; Jay, Kristin A; McComb, Jason; McLaughlin, Jason R
- Abstract
This article reviews the (mis)use of statistical tests in neuropsychology research studies published in the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology in the years 1990-1992 and 1996-2000, and 2001-2004, prior to, commensurate with the internet-based and paper-based release, and following the release of the American Psychological Association's Task Force on Statistical Inference. The authors focused on four statistical errors: inappropriate use of null hypothesis tests, inappropriate use of P-values, neglect of effect size, and inflation of Type I error rates. Despite the recommendations of the Task Force on Statistical Inference published in 1999, the present study recorded instances of these statistical errors both pre- and post-APA's report, with only the reporting of effect size increasing after the release of the report. Neuropsychologists involved in empirical research should be better aware of the limitations and boundaries of hypothesis testing as well as the theoretical aspects of research methodology.
- Publication
Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 8, p1053
- ISSN
0887-6177
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.acn.2005.06.006