In spite of some recent changes, significance tests are again conventionally used in most scientific experimental publications. According to this publication practice, each experimental result is dichotomized: significant vs. nonsignificant. But scientists cannot in this way find appropriate answers to their precise questions, especially in terms of effect size evaluation.

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Significance Tests (Critique)

  • Bruno Lecoutre

摘要

In spite of some recent changes, significance tests are again conventionally used in most scientific experimental publications. According to this publication practice, each experimental result is dichotomized: significant vs. nonsignificant. But scientists cannot in this way find appropriate answers to their precise questions, especially in terms of effect size evaluation.