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ERIC Number: EJ485572
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1033-2170
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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