The effect of researchers' focus on interpretation of diversity data

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-293

  Ofori dankwa, Joseph ^a   Tierman, Andrew ^a  

^a SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Cultural similarities; Effect size; Practical significance; Research focus; Statistical significance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0036615380     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603900     Document Type: Article

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