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Download full textThompson, Bruce – 1994
Too few researchers understand what statistical significance testing does and does not do, and consequently their results are misinterpreted. This Digest explains the concept of statistical significance testing and discusses the meaning of probabilities, the concept of statistical significance, arguments against significance testing,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Decision Making, Effect Size
Gardner, Eric – 1989
Five of the common misuses of tests are reviewed: (1) acceptance of the test title as an accurate and complete description of the variable being measured (failure to examine the manual and the items carefully to know the specific aspects to be tested can result in misuse through selection of an inappropriate test for a particular purpose or…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Evaluation Problems, Examiners, Scoring
