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ERIC Number: EJ533527
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Practical Significance: A Concept Whose Time Has Come.
Kirk, Roger E.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v56 n5 p746-59 Oct 1996
Practical significance is concerned with whether a research result is useful in the real world. The use of procedures to supplement the null hypothesis significance test in four journals of the American Psychological Association is examined, and an approach to assessing practical significance is presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Hypothesis Testing, Research Utilization, Sampling, Scholarly Journals, Statistical Significance
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Psychological Association; Null Hypothesis; Practical Significance
Note: Article based on the presidential address delivered to the Southwestern Psychological Association meeting (Houston, TX, April 5, 1996).