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Statistical inference: Why wheels spin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

William S. Verplanck
William S. Verplanck
Affiliation:
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37916 [email protected] funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~wverplan
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Abstract

NHSTP is embedded in the research of “cognitive science.” Its use is based on unstated assumptions about the practices of sampling, “operationalizing,” and using group data. NHSTP has facilitated both research and theorizing – research findings of limited interest – diverse theories that seldom complement one another. Alternative methods are available for data acquisition and analysis, and for assessing the “truth- value” of generalizations.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 223 - 224
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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