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Allanson, Patricia E.; Notar, Charles E. – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2020
This article discusses the basics of the "4 scales of measurement" and how they are applicable to research or everyday tools of life. To do this you will be able to list and describe the four types of scales of measurement used in quantitative research; provide examples of uses of the four scales of measurement; and determine the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Measurement, Statistics, Qualitative Research
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Serlin, Ronald C. – Psychological Methods, 2010
The sense that replicability is an important aspect of empirical science led Killeen (2005a) to define "p[subscript rep]," the probability that a replication will result in an outcome in the same direction as that found in a current experiment. Since then, several authors have praised and criticized 'p[subscript rep]," culminating…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Effect Size, Replication (Evaluation), Measurement Techniques
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McGrath, Robert E.; Meyer, Gregory J. – Psychological Methods, 2006
The increased use of effect sizes in single studies and meta-analyses raises new questions about statistical inference. Choice of an effect-size index can have a substantial impact on the interpretation of findings. The authors demonstrate the issue by focusing on two popular effect-size measures, the correlation coefficient and the…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Correlation, Effect Size, Measurement Techniques