Re: [tips] NHST banned? ASA To The Rescue!
What are they thinking? For all its shortcomings, NHST at least spares us from the self-promoting individuals who are willing to interpret a difference between 42.1967 and 42.1972 and a trend that supports their pet hypothesis. Just wait til the junk scientists get their hands on this as a legitimate practice. What fun. Let's bring back the apricot pit treatments for leukemia! Evidence that vaccines do induce autism (some small difference between rates in vaccinated and unvaccinated kids). Yippee! I'm with ASA on this one. _ Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 32514 Phone: (850) 857-6355 (direct) or 473-7435 (CUTLA) csta...@uwf.edu CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/offices/cutla/ http://uwf.edu/cutla/ Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu wrote: Previously on TiPS, the policy change by the editors of the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) to ban Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing (NHST) or to make believe it doesn't exist by allowing authors to do statistical tests but not report them in their articles has been discussed as it has been in many other forums. Regardless of one's views on the policy change (i.e., a brilliant strategy to minimize the alleged damage done by NHST [Geoff Cumming being one advocate of this position] or a move by knuckleheads in order to draw attention to journal that could use a boost in circulation), the American Statistical Association has decided that it must provide an official statement on BASP's policy as well as any other journal's potential shift in that direction. However, making such a statement will take time so, for now, here is their statement of intent: http://community.amstat.org/blogs/ronald-wasserstein/2015/ 02/26/asa-comment-on-a-journals-ban-on-null-hypothesis-statistical-testing Quoting from the statement: |The ASA encourages the editors of this journal and others |who might share their concerns to consider what is offered |in the ASA statement to appear later this year and not |discard the proper and appropriate use of statistical inference. Of course, psychologists being the brilliant statistical wizards that they are, will probably ignore what the ASA says (after all, the ASA ignores the APA and doesn't follow APA style for its journals ;-). But in the meantime, BASP will probably have benefited from the attention -- considering that there is no such thing as bad advertising. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: csta...@uwf.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13144. 1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d550n=Tl=tipso=42488 or send a blank email to leave-42488-13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d5 5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=42496 or send a blank email to leave-42496-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] NHST banned? ASA To The Rescue!
Previously on TiPS, the policy change by the editors of the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) to ban Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing (NHST) or to make believe it doesn't exist by allowing authors to do statistical tests but not report them in their articles has been discussed as it has been in many other forums. Regardless of one's views on the policy change (i.e., a brilliant strategy to minimize the alleged damage done by NHST [Geoff Cumming being one advocate of this position] or a move by knuckleheads in order to draw attention to journal that could use a boost in circulation), the American Statistical Association has decided that it must provide an official statement on BASP's policy as well as any other journal's potential shift in that direction. However, making such a statement will take time so, for now, here is their statement of intent: http://community.amstat.org/blogs/ronald-wasserstein/2015/02/26/asa-comment-on-a-journals-ban-on-null-hypothesis-statistical-testing Quoting from the statement: |The ASA encourages the editors of this journal and others |who might share their concerns to consider what is offered |in the ASA statement to appear later this year and not |discard the proper and appropriate use of statistical inference. Of course, psychologists being the brilliant statistical wizards that they are, will probably ignore what the ASA says (after all, the ASA ignores the APA and doesn't follow APA style for its journals ;-). But in the meantime, BASP will probably have benefited from the attention -- considering that there is no such thing as bad advertising. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=42488 or send a blank email to leave-42488-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] While we are on the subject...
This recently appeared via Medscape: *What is Restless Genital Syndrome?* You can access it here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/840692?src=wnl_edit_specoluac=74182ETimpID=637118 It is described as a condition wherein: -- Patients complain of a discomfort in their genital area which can be described as a burning sensation, tingling, pain, itching, or throbbing. Often they say that it is difficult to find a word to describe their symptoms. It has been observed that symptoms tend to be worse when patients are sitting or lying down, particularly in the evening, and can be alleviated by standing and walking. In some cases, patients report an urge to get up and move, which would be an important clue for the diagnosis of RGS. The association with typical RLS symptoms and periodic limb movements while asleep would strongly support this diagnosis. There is more, and the interested reader can read it on his or her own. It fit nicely with a recent discussion in my pharmacology class on the medicalization of disorders. My first thought was that it sounded like something you could shoot a man for, but then again I'm tired and it is almost spring break. cd Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=42576 or send a blank email to leave-42576-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re:[tips] Neurobabble and Eminem
Speculation regarding the size of certain bodily organs of rock stars has a long history, but usually among groupies. Are these babblers doing anything different? From: Gerald Peterson peter...@svsu.edu Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 8:42 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Neurobabble and Eminem This might be fun neurobabble to share in class. Is it psychology? Is it explanatory? Is it neuro-psychohistory i.e. Hindsight and non-falsifiable)? Do we learn something new? http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/03/eminem_probably_has_a_small_do.html#incart_gallery G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: wsc...@wooster.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb25165cn=Tl=tipso=42481 or send a blank email to leave-42481-13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb251...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=42482 or send a blank email to leave-42482-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Neurobabble and Eminem
This might be fun neurobabble to share in class. Is it psychology? Is it explanatory? Is it neuro-psychohistory i.e. Hindsight and non-falsifiable)? Do we learn something new? http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/03/eminem_probably_has_a_small_do.html#incart_gallery G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=42481 or send a blank email to leave-42481-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
