SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1: Wetzels, R., Matzke, D., Lee, M. D., Rouder, J. N., Iverson, G. J., & Wagenmakers, E. (2011). Statistical evidence in experimental psychology: An empirical comparison using 855 t tests. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6, 291–298. doi:10.1177/1745691611406923
Summary: The authors provide a practical comparison of p values, effect sizes, and default Bayes factors as measures of statistical evidence, using 855 recently published t tests in psychology.

Article 2: Miller, J. (2016). Hypothesis testing in the real world. Educational and Psychological Measurement. doi:10.1177/0013164416667984
Summary: Null hypothesis significance testing may sometimes be misunderstood or misapplied, but these problems should be addressed by improved education.

Article 3: Veazie, P. J. (2015). Understanding statistical testing. SAGE Open, 5. doi:10.1177/2158244014567685
Summary: Statistical hypothesis testing is common in research, but a conventional understanding sometimes leads to mistaken application and misinterpretation. The logic of hypothesis testing presented in this article provides for a clearer understanding, application, and interpretation.