Statistical Significance Testing Should Be Discontinued in Mathematics Education Research.

Menon, Rama

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ERIC Number: EJ485572

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Publication Date: 1993

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Statistical Significance Testing Should Be Discontinued in Mathematics Education Research.

Menon, Rama

Mathematics Education Research Journal, v5 n1 p4-18 Sep 1993

Discusses five common myths about statistical significance testing (SST), the possible erroneous and harmful contributions of SST to educational research, and suggested alternatives to SST for mathematics education research. (Contains 61 references.) (MKR)

Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypothesis Testing, Mathematics Education, Misconceptions, Proof (Mathematics), Reliability, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Statistical Inference, Statistical Significance, Validity

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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