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The Fifth Edition of the APA "Publication Manual": Why Its Statistics Recommendations Are So Controversial.
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Fidler, Fiona – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2002
Identifies deficiencies in the new edition of the American Psychological Association's "Publication Manual," drawing on interviews with some critics and other parties. These include lack of follow-through with explanations and examples of how to report the statistics now recommended. (SLD)
Descriptors: Guides, Psychological Studies, Research Reports, Statistics
Tests for Normality and Measures of Skewness and Kurtosis: Their Place in Research Reporting.
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Hopkins, Kenneth D.; Weeks, Douglas L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990
This paper makes the point that descriptive and inferential measures of nonnormality and graphic displays of the frequency distribution of important variables should be routine in research reporting. This point is particularly true for research involving measures with nonarbitrary metrics where the distribution shape is unaffected by measurement…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Graphs, Mathematical Models, Research Reports
Some Observations and Recommendations Concerning Research Methodology in the Behavioral Sciences.
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Aiken, Lewis R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
Three dozen observations and recommendations concerning the activities of research consultants in the behavioral sciences are listed and discussed. These guidelines, some stated as aphorisms, are discussed in the categories of planning; implementation; analysis; interpretation; and reporting. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Guides
An Exhaustive Examination of the Replicable Factor Structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
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Walkey, Frank H.; Green, Dianne E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
Six sets of data from previous studies are used to investigate the factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory. In all 6 sets, the 22 inventory items divided between 2 clearly replicable factors. The larger, the Core of Burnout Factor, divides in turn into two equally replicable factors. (SLD)
Descriptors: Burnout, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
How Well Do Researchers Report Their Measures? An Evaluation of Measurement in Published Educational Research.
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Whittington, Dale – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1998
This study describes how much and in what ways authors of research studies fail to include adequate information about data collection. Results based on analysis of 220 articles from 22 journals show that the quality of measurement reporting continues to be a problem. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Measurement Techniques, Research Methodology
Reporting of Statistical Inference in the "Journal of Applied Psychology": Little Evidence of Reform.
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Finch, Sue; Cumming, Geoff; Thomason, Neil – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2001
Analyzed 150 articles from the "Journal of Applied Psychology" (JAP) from 1940 to 1999 to determine statistical reporting practices related to null hypothesis significance testing, American Psychological Association guidelines, and reform recommendations. Findings show little evidence that decades of cogent criticisms by reformers have…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Psychology, Research Reports, Scholarly Journals
The Degree of Congruence between Test Standards and Test Documentation within Journal Publications.
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Qualls, Audrey L.; Moss, Angela D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1996
The extent to which testing practices complied with professional guidelines regarding reliability and validity evidence was studied in research appearing in American Psychological Association journals. Documentation of reliability and validity was reported for 20% of the 2,157 instruments studied in these papers. About half supported one or the…
Descriptors: Congruence (Mathematics), Documentation, Educational Practices, Research Reports
Reliability Methods: A Note on the Frequency of Use of Various Types.
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Hogan, Thomas P.; Benjamin, Amy; Brezinski, Kristen L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2000
Examined the frequency of use of various types of reliability coefficients for a sample of 696 tests in a directory published by the American Psychological Association. Coefficient alpha was the overwhelming favorite, and several measures treated almost universally in textbooks were rarely or never used. Identifies problems encountered in the…
Descriptors: Reliability, Research Reports, Scores, Test Items