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Download full textKennedy, Charlotte A. – 2002
The use of and emphasis on statistical significance testing has pervaded educational and behavioral research for many decades in spite of criticism by prominent researchers in this field. Much of the controversy is caused by lack of understanding or misinterpretations. This paper reviews criticisms of statistical significance testing and discusses…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Hypothesis Testing, Research Methodology, Sampling
Peer reviewedGlassner, Barry; Corzine, Jay – Sociology and Social Research, 1982
Develops Glaser and Strauss' (1967) suggestion that fieldwork techniques may be successfully adapted for content analysis research. Discusses relative advantages of literature and traditional fieldwork sites, and initial stages of doing fieldwork at literature sites; demonstrates method used through an evaluation of the hypothesis that prejudice…
Descriptors: Bias, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Content Analysis
