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ERIC Number: EJ327959
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Chance and Nonsense: A Conversation about Interpreting Tests of Statistical Significance, Part 2.
Shaver, James P.
Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n2 p138-41 Oct 1985
The second half of a dialogue between two fictional teachers examines the significance of statistical significance in research and considers the factors affecting the extent to which research results provide important or useful information. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sampling, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Significance
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: For Part 1, see EA 519 370 (September 1985 "Phi Delta Kappan").