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Peer reviewedDunn, Christopher S. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1981
Discusses the relationship between changes in delinquency prevalence over time and prediction error. Data from a 21-year British longitudinal study exemplify the formal relationships that are derived. Results indicate statistically, as prevalence increases, a relative increase in false negative errors and a decrease in false positive errors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cohort Analysis, Delinquency, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAmundson, Ron; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1992
Argues that G. A. Cziko's conclusions about the inadequacy of mainstream educational research result from misunderstandings of statistical method, philosophy of science, and other topics. Perceptual control theory, which he espouses, may contribute for educational research but its potential does not result from shortcomings of mainstream…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Theories, Educational Research, Educational Theories
