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Plonsky, Luke; Oswald, Frederick L. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2017
Second language (L2) research relies heavily and increasingly on ANOVA (analysis of variance)-based results as a means to advance theory and practice. This fact alone should merit some reflection on the utility and value of ANOVA. It is possible that we could use this procedure more appropriately and, as argued here, other analyses such as…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Plonsky, Luke; Brown, Dan – Second Language Research, 2015
Applied linguists have turned increasingly in recent years to meta-analysis as the preferred means of synthesizing quantitative research. The first step in the meta-analytic process involves defining a domain of interest. Despite its apparent simplicity, this step involves a great deal of subjectivity on the part of the meta-analyst. This article…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Applied Linguistics