ERIC Number: EJ1152518
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Publication Date: 2017-May
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Is the P-Value Really Dead? Assessing Inference Learning Outcomes for Social Science Students in an Introductory Statistics Course
Lane-Getaz, Sharon
Statistics Education Research Journal, v16 n1 p357-399 May 2017
In reaction to misuses and misinterpretations of p-values and confidence intervals, a social science journal editor banned p-values from its pages. This study aimed to show that education could address misuse and abuse. This study examines inference-related learning outcomes for social science students in an introductory course supplemented with randomization and simulation content. Learning gains were measured across a suggested taxonomy of inference learning outcomes using the Reasoning about P-values and Statistical Significance (RPASS-10) scale. Three graphical comparisons of students' Pretest and Posttest proportions were encoded by learning gain or loss, an inference learning outcome taxonomy, or if a correct concept or misconception was assessed. What students learned and the difficulties that persisted shape recommendations for teaching and future research.
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Outcomes of Education, Introductory Courses, Social Sciences, Mathematics Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Misconceptions, Hypothesis Testing, Taxonomy, Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Instructional Effectiveness, Statistics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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