The Usual Rule in Statistics Is That a Study Cannot

question 66

Multiple Choice

The usual rule in statistics is that a study cannot find the null hypothesis to be true-one can only reject or fails to reject the null hypothesis is simply uninformative and such studies tend not to be published. Why is this a problem in the field of psychology and other behavioral sciences?

• A)Much work could be avoided if people knew what interventions had not worked.
• B)This may lead to ideas being assumed as true just because a few studies found results supporting them (while many more, unreported, had not).
• C)Power and effect size considerations are getting ignored.
• D)Both A and B are correct.

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