108. Statistical vs. Clinical Significance

2016-12-28

Scientists excel at finding patterns, but statistical significance isn’t always enough to create policy.

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A great summary from UWS about the difference between statistical & clinical significance - https://www.uws.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P_Values_Statistical_Sig_Clinical_Sig.pdf

Mental rotations, a group test of three-dimensional spatial visualization. Vandenberg, Steven G.; Kuse, Allan R. Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol 47(2), Oct 1978, 599-604. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1978.47.2.599

J Pers Soc Psychol. 2009 Dec;97(6):1097-114. doi: 10.1037/a0016786. The implications of Big Five standing for the distribution of trait manifestation in behavior: fifteen experience-sampling studies and a meta-analysis. Fleeson W1, Gallagher P.

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