Moving beyond traditional null hypothesis testing: Evaluating expectations directly
This mini-review illustrates that testing the traditional null hypothesis is not always the appropriate strategy. Half in jest, we discuss Aristotle’s scientific investigations into the shape of the earth in the context of evaluating the traditional null hypothesis. We conclude that Aristotle was ac...
Main Authors: | Rens eVan De Schoot, Herbert eHoijtink, Jan-Willem eRomeijn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00024/full |
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