The Fallacy of Replacing an A Priori Significance Level with an A Posteriori Significance Level.

Shine, Lester C. II

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Fallacy of Replacing an A Priori Significance Level with an A Posteriori Significance Level.

Shine, Lester C. II

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v40 n2 p331-35 Sum 1980

When reporting results, researchers must not change predetermined significance levels. Such attempts to make results more significant are statistically inaccurate, illogical, and unethical. American Psychological Association standards for reporting significance should be more explicit. (CP)

Descriptors: Ethics, Hypothesis Testing, Research Design, Research Reports, Standards, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Significance

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers

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