Results 71 to 80 of about 1,892 (168)
Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 211-248, March 2026.Abstract Analyses in vocabulary research should avoid the language‐as‐a‐fixed‐effect fallacy, whereby no statistical evidence is provided to support claimed generalizations beyond the words tested in the sample. Although mixed‐effects models are widely adopted in social sciences to avoid this fallacy, second language vocabulary researchers primarily ...
Christopher Nicklin +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Replication unreliability in psychology: elusive phenomena or elusive statistical power?
Frontiers in Psychology, 2012 The focus of this paper is to analyse whether the unreliability of results related to certain controversial psychological phenomena may be a consequence of their low statistical power.Applying the Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing (NHST), still the ...
Patrizio E Tressoldi
doaj +1 more source
FEBS Open Bio, Volume 16, Issue 1, Page 90-115, January 2026.Under environmental changes, the expression level of neuropeptide (NP) and neuropeptide receptor (NPR) genes changes to confer context‐dependent adaptation to the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Through finding more regulatory elements in the NPR genes in comparison with their ligands (NPs), we found that NPR‐biased transcriptional regulation ...
SeungHeui Ryu +6 more
wiley +1 more source
In chase of statistically significant result. Consequences of widespread use of NHST (null hypothesis significance testing) in psychology [PDF]
, 2017 NHST (null hypothesis significance testing) is the most popular statistical paradigm in psychology. Mistakes in interpretation of its assumptions and their consequences are topic for methodological and statistical discussion for over fifty years. Article
Karpe, Karolina
core
NHST p-values vs. pCET values.
, 2018 Distribution of two-tailed p-values from NHST and pCET values from CET, with varying n (total sample size) and δ = [−0.5, 0.5]. Data are the results from 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations of two-sample normally distributed data with equal variance, σ2 = 1 ...
Paul Gustafson (3234210) +1 more
core +1 more source
Comparing Data‐Driven Methods for Removing Options in Assessment Items
Journal of Educational Measurement, Volume 62, Issue 4, Page 588-607, Winter 2025.Abstract Test items with problematic options often require revision to improve their psychometric properties. When an option is identified as ambiguous or nonfunctioning, the traditional approach involves removing the option and conducting another field test to gather new response data—a process that, while effective, is resource‐intensive.
William Muntean +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Low mood, worry and mind wandering in children
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 889-907, November 2025.Abstract Previous research with adults and adolescents has established that mind wandering—characterized by a shift in attention from external tasks to internal thoughts—is associated with negative affect and reduced psychological well‐being, particularly when focused on past events.
Ellen Teague +2 more
wiley +1 more source
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2019 Problemification: Over-reliance on null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) is one of the most important causes of the emerging crisis over the credibility and reproducibility of our science.
Kevin R. Murphy
doaj +1 more source
This project aims to identify problems in the reporting of NHST methods at CHI Play. The goal is to create a checklist for reviewers and researchers that can be used to improve future reporting.
April Tyack +2 more
core +1 more source
El significado de la significancia estadística: comentarios a Martínez-Ferrer y colaboradores
Salud Pública de México, 2017 Señor editor: He leído con gran interés un artículo publicado recientemente en Salud Pública de México, que brinda resultados interesantes acerca de la satisfacción con la vida, victimización y percepción de seguridad en México. No obstante, es necesario
José Luis Ventura-León
doaj +1 more source