Statistical Conclusion Validity: An Empirical Analysis of Multiplicity in Mental Retardation Research.

Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.

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ERIC Number: EJ424509

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Statistical Conclusion Validity: An Empirical Analysis of Multiplicity in Mental Retardation Research.

Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v95 n4 p421-27 Jan 1991

An analysis of 41 recently published articles in the "American Journal on Mental Retardation" and the "Journal of Mental Deficiency Research" found a higher than expected probability of Type I research errors, suggesting that approximately 20 percent of the statistically significant results may be erroneous. (DB)

Descriptors: Error Patterns, Mental Retardation, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology, Research Reports, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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