Beyond inference by eye: Statistical and graphing practices in JEAB, 1992-2017

Kyonka, EGE; Mitchell, SH; Bizo, LA

Beyond inference by eye: Statistical and graphing practices in JEAB, 1992-2017

Kyonka, EGE Mitchell, SH Bizo, LA

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Citation:: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2019, 111 (2), pp. 155 - 165
Issue Date:: 2019-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kyonka, EGE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, SH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bizo, LA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6030-6149	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-03T00:46:22Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-31	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-04-03T00:46:22Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2019, 111 (2), pp. 155 - 165	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-5002	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139755
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Debates about the utility of p values and correct ways to analyze data have inspired new guidelines on statistical inference by the American Psychological Association (APA) and changes in the way results are reported in other scientific journals, but their impact on the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB) has not previously been evaluated. A content analysis of empirical articles published in JEAB between 1992 and 2017 investigated whether statistical and graphing practices changed during that time period. The likelihood that a JEAB article reported a null hypothesis significance test, included a confidence interval, or depicted at least one figure with error bars has increased over time. Features of graphs in JEAB, including the proportion depicting single-subject data, have not changed systematically during the same period. Statistics and graphing trends in JEAB largely paralleled those in mainstream psychology journals, but there was no evidence that changes to APA style had any direct impact on JEAB. In the future, the onus will continue to be on authors, reviewers and editors to ensure that statistical and graphing practices in JEAB continue to evolve without interfering with characteristics that set the journal apart from other scientific journals.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/jeab.509	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	en_US
dc.title	Beyond inference by eye: Statistical and graphing practices in JEAB, 1992-2017	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	111	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2019 Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Debates about the utility of p values and correct ways to analyze data have inspired new guidelines on statistical inference by the American Psychological Association (APA) and changes in the way results are reported in other scientific journals, but their impact on the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB) has not previously been evaluated. A content analysis of empirical articles published in JEAB between 1992 and 2017 investigated whether statistical and graphing practices changed during that time period. The likelihood that a JEAB article reported a null hypothesis significance test, included a confidence interval, or depicted at least one figure with error bars has increased over time. Features of graphs in JEAB, including the proportion depicting single-subject data, have not changed systematically during the same period. Statistics and graphing trends in JEAB largely paralleled those in mainstream psychology journals, but there was no evidence that changes to APA style had any direct impact on JEAB. In the future, the onus will continue to be on authors, reviewers and editors to ensure that statistical and graphing practices in JEAB continue to evolve without interfering with characteristics that set the journal apart from other scientific journals.

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