A sample of 113 American Vocational Education Research Association members (93% with doctorates, 67% with more than 15 years of research experience) disagreed that statistical significance tests should be banned; were less likely to realize that stepwise methods do not identify the best predictor set; and recognized that studies with…

A random sample of 113 members of the American Vocational Education Research Association (AVERA) was surveyed to obtain baseline information regarding AVERA members' perceptions of statistical significance tests. The Psychometrics Group Instrument was used to collect data from participants. Of those surveyed, 67% were male, 93% had earned a…