The historical case against null-hypothesis significance testing

doi:10.1017/S0140525X98501161

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The historical case against null-hypothesis significance testing

H. Stam, Grant A. Pasay

Apr 1, 1998

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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Key Takeaway

Key Takeaway: Chow's defense of hypothesis-testing procedures attempts to restore objectivity, but has led to a constrained and simplified conception of theory in psychology.

Abstract

We argue that Chow's defense of hypothesis-testing procedures attempts to restore an aura of objectivity to the core procedures, allowing these to take on the role of judgment that should be reserved for the researcher. We provide a brief overview of what we call the historical case against hypothesis testing and argue that the latter has led to a constrained and simplified conception of what passes for theory in psychology.

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