TY - JOUR
T1 - A Quantitative Analysis of Experimentwise Error Rates in Applied Behavioral Science Research
AU - Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1986/10
Y1 - 1986/10
N2 - This article discusses theproblem of Type I error in behavioral science research and describes three measures of error rate: experimentwise, per-experiment, andpercentage error rates. The author computes error rates for a sample of behavioral science literature using these three procedures, with the sample comprising seven articles published in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. The results of the analysis suggest the presence of a substantial incidence of Type I error in the research. The author presents possible solutions to these problems.
AB - This article discusses theproblem of Type I error in behavioral science research and describes three measures of error rate: experimentwise, per-experiment, andpercentage error rates. The author computes error rates for a sample of behavioral science literature using these three procedures, with the sample comprising seven articles published in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. The results of the analysis suggest the presence of a substantial incidence of Type I error in the research. The author presents possible solutions to these problems.
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U2 - 10.1177/002188638602200411
DO - 10.1177/002188638602200411
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970486756
SN - 0021-8863
VL - 22
SP - 495
EP - 501
JO - The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
JF - The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
IS - 4
ER -