Errores de interpretación de los métodos estadísticos: importancia y recomendaciones

• Autores: Juan Pascual i Llobell, María Dolores Frías Navarro, Héctor Monterde i Bort
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 18, Nº. 4, 2006, págs. 848-856
• Idioma: español
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  • Trabajos empíricos previos han identificado las opiniones de los investigadores respecto de las pruebas de significación y de otros recursos estadísticos, algunas de estas opiniones resultan totalmente inaceptables. En esta investigación comprobamos el grado en que estos errores aparecen en una muestra española de profesores e investigadores de universidad mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario. Los datos obtenidos son importantes para: a) la prevención de interpretaciones inadecuadas; b) la corrección de usos incorrectos; c) el análisis de alternativas posibles; y d) proponer cambios editoriales en los criterios de publicación.

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