What is it about?
The unreliability in the statistical detection of some phenomena, may be related to the low statistical power of the statistics based on the Null Hypothesis Significant Testing used in most of the studies? See the answer in the paper.
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Why is it important?
Statistical power is a pervasive negleted aspect of most of the experimental studies which use a Null Hypothesis Significant Testing approach.
Perspectives
This paper hope to increase the awareness about the critical importance of statistical power of all researcher who use a Null Hypothesis Significant Testing approach.
Dr Patrizio E Tressoldi
Università di Padova
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This page is a summary of: Replication Unreliability in Psychology: Elusive Phenomena or “Elusive” Statistical Power?, Frontiers in Psychology, January 2012, Frontiers,
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00218.
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