That's a good question. I'm prepping for a discussion tomorrow of Bandura, Ross & Ross (1961), and they use "highly significant" to describe a result where the _p_ is < .02 – which to me doesn't really merit "highly" anything.
m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- From: MiguelRoig [mailto:miguelr...@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 1:10 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Polling... I get a similar reaction when I read that expression. The question for me is this: Has there ever been a consensus as to what obtained p level merits that designation? Miguel ________________________________ From: "Marc Carter" <marc.car...@bakeru.edu<mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu>> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu>> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 2:03:04 PM Subject: [tips] Polling... Hi, All -- A poll: Am I being too picky about the use of the phrase, "highly significant" (or something similar) when it's used to describe a very low-probability result? It sort of drives me crazy; all I can hear is my graduate math stats teacher threatening to kill us if we ever said something like that. I still read it in papers and it's like fingernails on a chalkboard. But perhaps I should just chill out? What do you think? m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: miguelr...@comcast.net<mailto:miguelr...@comcast.net>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629&n=T&l=tips&o=25137 or send a blank email to leave-25137-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-25137-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: marc.car...@bakeru.edu<mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=25139 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-25139-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-25139-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=25140 or send a blank email to leave-25140-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
