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Get your facts straight: Statistical Reform in Psychology
New research published in the March issue of Psychological Science suggests that efforts to advocate improved statistical practices in psychological research may be paying off. Geoff Cumming, Fiona Fidler and colleagues at La Trobe University
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When Behavior Met Statistics
David Baker, director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology, began the annual History of Psychology Symposium, “A Sampling of Statistics in the History of American Psychology,” with a personal blast from the
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Observer Forum
Randomly Confused I AM PUZZLED BY THE ARTICLE titled, “How Random Is That?” [September 2005 Observer]. The article appears to confuse (or at least not helpfully distinguish) random selection with several other “randoms” that populate
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Dropping The Ball
“If you don’t want to discover true associations, ignore what is going on among modern [statistical] techniques,” said Rand Wilcox, University of Southern California, playfully addressing the overflow audience. Wilcox’s invited address entitled, “More Reasons
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In Appreciation: Donald Fiske
Friends and colleagues share memories of Donald W. Fiske, who died in April at 86. A Eulogy for Donald W. Fiske John T. Cacioppo Donald W. Fiske was an exceptional individual in many respects. He
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In Appreciation: Paul E. Meehl
Paul Meehl, retired Regents Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, died February 14, 2003 at the age of 83. Meehl was a clinical psychologist internationally known for his work on the reliability of
