Farewell to Bright-Line: A Guide to Reporting Quantitative Results Without the S-Word
Farewell to Bright-Line: A Guide to Reporting Quantitative Results Without the S-Word
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00815
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发表时间：
2020-05-13
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Marks, Charles
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作者：
Cummins, Kevin M.;Marks, Charles
最近呼吁结束基于统计显著性对调查结果进行分类的做法，重点是不要做什么。赞同这些呼吁背后的概念基础的从业者可能不习惯以被推荐为替代方案的微妙和综合的方式呈现结果。这一备选方案往往是作为一个模糊的建议提出的。在这里，我们提供了实际的指导和例子，采用研究评估的姿态和沟通风格，没有明线的显着性测试。基于传统的显着性测试的结果通信的结构的特点。然后提供了在不使用亮线显著性检验的情况下编写结果的指南。传统风格的通信结果的例子。然后修改这些示例以符合最近的建议。这些例子表明，对书面科学通信进行基本修改可以增加科学报告的信息内容，而不会失去严谨性。采用其他方法来介绍结果，可以帮助研究人员遵守心理科学统计数据交流和报告的多项建议和标准。
Recent calls to end the practice of categorizing findings based on statistical significance have focused on what not to do. Practitioners who subscribe to the conceptual basis behind these calls may be unaccustomed to presenting results in the nuanced and integrative manner that has been recommended as an alternative. This alternative is often presented as a vague proposal. Here, we provide practical guidance and examples for adopting a research evaluation posture and communication style that operates without bright-line significance testing. Characteristics of the structure of results communications that are based on conventional significance testing are presented. Guidelines for writing results without the use of bright-line significance testing are then provided. Examples of conventional styles for communicating results are presented. These examples are then modified to conform to recent recommendations. These examples demonstrate that basic modifications to written scientific communications can increase the information content of scientific reports without a loss of rigor. The adoption of alternative approaches to results presentations can help researchers comply with multiple recommendations and standards for the communication and reporting of statistics in the psychological sciences.