Episode 10: Probatio Significativitatis Hypothesis Nihili

Shownotes

• Wilson, E. B. (1923). The Statistical Significance of Experimental Data. Science, 58(1493), 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.58.1493.93

• van Dongen, N. N. N., & van Grootel, L. (2021). Overview on the Null Hypothesis Significance Test. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hwk4n

• Stark, P. B., & Saltelli, A. (2018). Cargo‐cult statistics and scientific crisis. Significance, 15(4), 40-43.

• Uygun Tunç, D., Tunç, M. N., & Lakens, D. (2023). The epistemic and pragmatic function of dichotomous claims based on statistical hypothesis tests. Theory & Psychology, 09593543231160112. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593543231160112

• Bakan, D. (1966). The test of significance in psychological research. Psychological Bulletin, 66(6), 423–437. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0020412

• Cohen, J. (1990). Things I have learned (so far). American Psychologist, 45(12), 1304–1312. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.45.12.1304

• Cohen, J. (1994). The earth is round (p < .05). American Psychologist, 49(12), 997–1003. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.49.12.997

• Cohen, J. (1995). The earth is round ( p < .05): Rejoinder. American Psychologist, 50(12), 1103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.50.12.1103

• Lakens, D. (2021). The practical alternative to the p value is the correctly used p value. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(3), 639–648. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620958012

• Daniel's blog "The Null Is Always False (Except When It Is True)" http://daniellakens.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-null-is-always-false-except-when-it.html 

• Götz, F. M., Gosling, S. D., & Rentfrow, P. J. (2022). Small Effects: The Indispensable Foundation for a Cumulative Psychological Science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(1), 205–215. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620984483

• Primbs, M. A., Pennington, C. R., Lakens, D., Silan, M. A. A., Lieck, D. S. N., Forscher, P. S., Buchanan, E. M., & Westwood, S. J. (2023). Are Small Effects the Indispensable Foundation for a Cumulative Psychological Science? A Reply to Götz et al. (2022). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(2), 508–512. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221100420

• Anvari, F., Kievit, R., Lakens, D., Pennington, C. R., Przybylski, A. K., Tiokhin, L., Wiernik, B. M., & Orben, A. (2023). Not All Effects Are Indispensable: Psychological Science Requires Verifiable Lines of Reasoning for Whether an Effect Matters. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(2), 503–507. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221091565

• Wong, T. K., Kiers, H., & Tendeiro, J. (2022). On the Potential Mismatch Between the Function of the Bayes Factor and Researchers’ Expectations. Collabra: Psychology, 8(1), 36357. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.36357

• Frick, R. W. (1996). The appropriate use of null hypothesis testing. Psychological Methods, 1(4), 379–390. https://doi.org/10.1037/1082-989X.1.4.379

• Scheel, A. M., Tiokhin, L., Isager, P. M., & Lakens, D. (2021). Why Hypothesis Testers Should Spend Less Time Testing Hypotheses. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(4), 744–755. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620966795
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