Things I Have Learned (So Far).

Cohen, Jacob

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ERIC Number: EJ419480

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Publication Date: 1990

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Things I Have Learned (So Far).

Cohen, Jacob

American Psychologist, v45 n12 p1304-12 Dec 1990

Discusses several pitfalls in applying statistics to psychology and other sociobiomedical sciences. Concludes that the informed judgment of the investigator is the crucial element in the interpretation of data. (EVL)

Descriptors: Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Bias, Statistical Studies, Statistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Note: Invited address presented to the Division of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (98th, Boston, MA, August 13, 1990).