| Abstract: | Comments on the article by R. L. Hagen (see record 1997-02239-002) praising the null hypothesis statistical test (NHST). Hagen's praise of the NHST may be supported on purely technical grounds but it is unfortunate if it prolongs primary reliance on NHST to evaluate quantitative difference and equivalence given the prominent human factors problem of widespread and intractable interpretation errors. Alternative methods are available for these purposes that are far less subject to misinterpretation. The science of psychology can openly benefit by supplementing, if not replacing, NHST practices with these methods. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
