re: [tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread Mike Palij
Have you looked at the following? http://www.amazon.com/Style-Electronic-References-Edition-ebook/dp/B008674FW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365458377&sr=8-1&keywords=apa+guide+to+electronic+references I have the kindle edition but one does not need a kindle to read it. On PCs and other devices, one j

Re: [tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
There is the Internet archive (wayback machine) for everyday pages. For Wikipedia there is for each version of a page a permanent link to that version. That is what should be used when citing Wikipedia. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2013, at 5:31 PM, "Claudia Stanny" mailto:csta...@uwf.edu>> w

Re: [tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread Claudia Stanny
Thanks. This is useful. I agree that web pages are ephemeral and cites of URLs are problematic. But for those of us who host a web site, especially as part of a University web site, professional and consistent use of language and a professional appearance is important. We decided we needed our

Re: [tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread Jim Clark
Hi And in 10-20 years this information will be about as useful as old links on so many webpages (web pages, web-pages, Web pages, ...). I'm not sure how to avoid this problem, but I do wonder whether we should really be referencing such transient documents? Not only might they disappear, of cour

Re: [tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread Beth Benoit
As far as websites, here's from Purdue's trust OWL site: Nonperiodical Web Document, Web Page, or Report List as much of the following information as possible (you sometimes have to hunt around to find the information; don't be lazy. If there is a page like http://www.somesite.com/somepage.htm, an

RE: [tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread rfro...@jbu.edu
I don't believe the APA has chimed in on any of those questions and probably a recent dictionary (APA suggests Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) would be best for such questions. For example, it may have been AP (Associated Press) who recently mandated that e-mail should now be spelled em

[tips] APA style question

2013-04-08 Thread Claudia Stanny
APA style mavens: What is the current APA preference for references to the web, web pages, websites, etc? One word or two? Capitalization of web (Web): yes or no? I found a page on the APA site that was not internally consistent on these matters (I am shocked; SHOCKED!) . . . so, moot point? Do w

Re: [tips] online cognitive demos

2013-04-08 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Here's one for Towers of Hanoi (if that counts as problem solving). http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/towerhanoi.htm Could have students play with differing numbers of rings? Or with varying amounts of practice? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology j.cl..

RE: [tips] Prudential ad bar chart

2013-04-08 Thread Marc Carter
According to this http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/workingpapers/wp108.html, life expectancy gains are quite heavily dependent upon income. This (Table 2) http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/workingpapers/wp108-text.html#chart2 is a pretty compelling case for not cutting benefits at the same time as

Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread Allen Esterson
Rick Froman writes: >As to the snowball technique, it is quite common in qualitative studies >where the “representativeness” of the sample is irrelevant... >All that matters is that you correctly communicate the experience >of those that end up in your sample... and David Epstein: >I want to

re: [tips] Prudential ad bar chart

2013-04-08 Thread Mike Palij
On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:55:12 -0700, Celia Reaves wrote: For those who teach statistics and the various ways of displaying data, a current ad by Prudential may be interesting. It shows a real-life example of a bar graph. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3qj88J7-jA Oh man, whenever this ad comes

RE: Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread Mike Palij
On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:58:30 -0700, David Epstein wrote: On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Rick Froman went: As to the snowball technique, it is quite common in qualitative studies where the "representativeness" of the sample is irrelevant (and it is very difficult to find many participants so you rely on the

[tips] Prudential ad bar chart

2013-04-08 Thread Reaves, Celia (Psychology)
For those who teach statistics and the various ways of displaying data, a current ad by Prudential may be interesting. It shows a real-life example of a bar graph. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3qj88J7-jA Celia * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Celia Reaves, Ph.D. Dep

[tips] online cognitive demos

2013-04-08 Thread Annette Taylor
I have found a number of cognitive demos online via OPL and goCognitive websites. But there are few on topics such as sentence verification or picture/sentence verification or problem solving tasks that I am not able to find. Does anyone know where I can find some like these? I am looking for f

RE: Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread David Epstein
On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Rick Froman went: As to the snowball technique, it is quite common in qualitative studies where the "representativeness" of the sample is irrelevant (and it is very difficult to find many participants so you rely on the few you find recruiting their own friends. Qualitative r

RE: Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread Shapiro, Susan J
From: Rick Froman [mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu] It appears the word, “broody” is commonplace in the British form of English (and evidently in biological studies of broodiness) but I don’t recall ever having heard it used in the US. [Shapiro, Susan J] I think it depends on if you have ever hung arou

RE: Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread Rick Froman
It appears the word, “broody” is commonplace in the British form of English (and evidently in biological studies of broodiness) but I don’t recall ever having heard it used in the US. At first, before looking it up, I assumed it was another way of saying, “moody”. I wonder if it is partly a cult

Re:[tips] "Childlessness hits men the hardest" (n = 16)

2013-04-08 Thread Allen Esterson
Re DavidEpstein's sceptical post citing the Keele University Press release http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130403071957.htm andsubsequent posts: I emailedRobin Hadley, who undertook the reported research, asking for information abouthis methodology, how the subjects were recruited,