ArticleThe Behavior analyst1999
Statistical inference in behavior analysis: Having my cake and eating it?
Article in The Behavior analyst, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Culturally Responsive Language Assessment Through a Verbal Operant Experimental Analysis.Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Cochran's Q Test of Stimulus Overselectivity within the Verbal Repertoire of Children with Autism.Perspectives on behavior science · 2022Article
- Tutorial: Small-N Power Analysis.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
- Improving Psychological Science through Transparency and Openness: An Overview.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
- Single-Case Research Methods: History and Suitability for a Psychological Science in Need of Alternatives.Integrative psychological & behavioral science · 2015Review
- Go forth and be variable.The Behavior analyst · 2013Article
- Toward an animal model of gambling: delay discounting and the allure of unpredictable outcomes.Journal of gambling studies · 2007Review
- Applying behavior analysis to school violence and discipline problems: Schoolwide positive behavior support.The Behavior analyst · 2005Article
- Statistical inference in behavior analysis: Discussant's remarks.The Behavior analyst · 1999Article
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Abstract
Using simple, nonparametric statistical procedures can formalize the process of letting data speak for themselves, and can eliminate the gratuitous dismissal of deviant data from subjects or conditions. These procedures can act as useful discriminative stimuli, both for behavior analysts and for those from other areas of psychology who occasionally sample our journals. I also argue that changes in publication policies must change if behavior analysts are to accurately discriminate between real, reliable effects (hits) and false alarms.
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