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Download full textMcClain, Andrew L. – 1995
The present paper discusses criticisms of statistical significance testing from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Statistical significance testing is greatly influenced by sample size and often results in meaningless information being over-reported. Variance-accounted-for-effect sizes are presented as an alternative to statistical…
Descriptors: Correlation, Effect Size, Research Methodology, Sample Size
