Chapter 7. Reporting Your Results

  1. Phillip I. Good1,
  2. James W. Hardin2

Published Online: 8 AUG 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471463760.ch7

Book Title

Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

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How to Cite

Good, P. I. and Hardin, J. W. (2003) Reporting Your Results, in Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471463760.ch7

Author Information

  1. 1

    Huntington Beach, CA, USA

  2. 2

    College Station, TX, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 8 AUG 2003
  2. Published Print: 11 JUL 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471460688

Online ISBN: 9780471463764

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Keywords:

  • reporting results;
  • fundamentals;
  • tables;
  • standard error;
  • confidence intervals;
  • recognizing biases;
  • reporting power;
  • drawing conclusions

Summary

This chapter lists the essentials of any report that will utilize statistics, debunks the myth of the “standard” error, and describes the value and limitations of p values and confidence intervals for reporting results. Practical significance is distinguished from statistical significance, and induction is distinguished from deduction.

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