TY - JOUR
T1 - Better statistics for better decisions
T2 - Rejecting null hypotheses statistical tests in favor of replication statistics
AU - Sanabria, Federico
AU - Killeen, Peter R.
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - Despite being under challenge for the past 50 years, null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) remains dominant in the scientific field for want of viable alternatives. NHST, along with its significance level p, is inadequate for most of the uses to which it is put, a flaw that is of particular interest to educational practitioners who too often must use it to sanctify their research. In this article, we review the failure of NHST and propose p rep, the probability of replicating an effect, as a more useful statistic for evaluating research and aiding practical decision making.
AB - Despite being under challenge for the past 50 years, null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) remains dominant in the scientific field for want of viable alternatives. NHST, along with its significance level p, is inadequate for most of the uses to which it is put, a flaw that is of particular interest to educational practitioners who too often must use it to sanctify their research. In this article, we review the failure of NHST and propose p rep, the probability of replicating an effect, as a more useful statistic for evaluating research and aiding practical decision making.
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U2 - 10.1002/pits.20239
DO - 10.1002/pits.20239
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34250862693
SN - 0033-3085
VL - 44
SP - 471
EP - 481
JO - Psychology in the Schools
JF - Psychology in the Schools
IS - 5
ER -