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> Does anyone on the list know of any books or articles describing the
most
> common statistical mistakes in the scientific literature? I am
particularly
> interested in statistical errors in the ecological literature, but am
open
> to information on errors in other literature too. I seem to remember
> someone on the list raising this topic several months ago, but
> unfortunately, I did not save the related e-mail messages. Thank you.
>
> Dr. James E. Dalby, Jr., Biometrician
> BC Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks
> Nanaimo, British Columbia
> CANADA, V9T-6J9
> Phone: (250) 751-7246, Fax: 751-3103
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> http://www.gov.bc.ca/elp/
These provide a good start:
Fowler, N. 1990. The 10 most common statistical errors. Bull. Ecol.
Soc. America 71: 161-164.
Hurlbert, S. H. 1984. Pseudoreplication and the design of ecological
field experiments. Ecological Monographs 54: 187-211.
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Eugene D. Gallagher
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