Understanding The New Statistics

Subject Index

A

α (alpha), see Type I error rate

Alternative clouds for r, 385, 439

Alternative hypothesis (H₁), 22, 24, 263–264, 439

assumed true, 272–274, 325–328

Analysis of variance (ANOVA), 416

designs, 413

interpretation, 415–418

MANOVA, 428

omnibus effects, 416, 420

Assurance (γ), see Precision for planning, assurance (γ)

B

Bars, see Error bars

Bayesian methods, 427, 460

Beck Depression Inventory, 43

β (beta), see Type II error rate; Regression weight (β)

Bonferroni correction, 421–422

Boxplot, 92, 95

British Medical Journal (BMJ), 415

C

Campbell, Donald, T., 258

Capitalizing on chance, 249, 422–423

Capture percentage (CP), 121–126, 439

distribution, 125–126

Cat's-eye picture, 95–102, 106, 439

asymmetric, 389–390

one-tailed, 110