Perceived Statistical Knowledge Level and Self-Reported Statistical Practice Among Academic Psychologists

Frontiers in Psychology

Laura Badenes-Ribera¹ 

关键词: effect size;    confidence interval;    meta-analysis;    survey study;    education;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00996

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Publications arguing against the null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) procedure and in favor of good statistical practices have increased. The most frequently mentioned alternatives to NHST are effect size statistics (ES), confidence intervals (CIs), and meta-analyses. A recent survey conducted in Spain found that academic psychologists have poor knowledge about effect size statistics, confidence intervals, and graphic displays for meta-analyses, which might lead to a misinterpretation of the results. In addition, it also found that, although the use of ES is becoming generalized, the same thing is not true for CIs. Finally, academics with greater knowledge about ES statistics presented a profile closer to good statistical practice and research design. Our main purpose was to analyze the extension of these results to a different geographical area through a replication study.

【 授权许可】

CC BY