Consistency errors in p-values reported in Spanish psychology journals;Errores de consistencia en los valores p informados en las revistas españolas de Psicología

Psicothema

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 408-414

  Manuel Caperos, José ^a   Pardo, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Null hypothesis significance testing; p value; Statistical errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84880960772     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2012.207     Document Type: Article

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