PSYB04H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mmr Vaccine Controversy, Diederik Stapel, Type I And Type Ii Errors
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Replicability, generizability, realism: beta, alpha, power clarified (1- ) = probability of correct decisions when the null is true (i. e. no effect exists in reality, type i error: concluding there is an effect when these is none. Incorrect rejection of the null: alpha( ): probability of type i error. Diederik stapel fabricated data for at least 55 publications while at 3 universities. Is it really a crisis: lisa f. barrett: science is not a body of facts that emerge, like an orderly string of light bulbs, to illuminate a linear path to universal truth. Rather, science is a method to quantify doubt about a hypothesis, and to find the contexts in which a phenomenon is likely. Failure to replicate is not a bug; it is a feature. Interventions significantly improve well-being and reduce depression: mean effect sizes (small to moderate): 0. 23 on depression: moderators for depression:
