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标题：Misconceptions of the p-value among Chilean and Italian Academic Psychologists
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作者：Badenes-Ribera, Laura ; Frias-Navarro, Dolores ; Iotti, Bryan 等
期刊名称：Frontiers in Psychology
电子版ISSN：1664-1078
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
页码：1247-1255
DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01247
出版社：Frontiers Media
摘要：The p value misconceptions are based on certain beliefs and attributions about the significance of the results. Thus, they affect the professionals’ decisions and jeopardize the quality of interventions and the accumulation of valid scientific knowledge. We conducted a survey on 164 academic psychologists (134 Italians, 30 Chileans), questioned on this topic. Our findings are consistent with original research and suggest that some participants do not know how to correctly interpret p values. The inverse probability fallacy presents the greatest comprehension problems, followed by the replication fallacy. These results highlight the importance of the statistical re-education of researchers. Recommendations for improving statistical cognition are proposed.
关键词：p value misconceptions; Survey; statistical cognition; Education; Methodolody