Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests - by Frank S Corotto (Paperback)

About the Book

Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests is a user-friendly handbook meant for practitioners. Rather than overwhelming the reader with endless mathematical operations that are rarely performed by hand, the author emphasizes concepts and reasoning. In Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests, the author explains what is accomplished by testing null hypotheses--and what is not. The author explains the misconceptions that concern null hypothesis testing. He explains why confidence intervals show the results of null hypothesis tests. Most importantly, the author explains the Big Secret. Many--some say all--null hypotheses must be false. But authorities tell us we should test false null hypotheses anyway to determine the direction of a difference that we know must be there (a topic unrelated to so-called one-tailed tests). In Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests, the author explains how to control how often we get the direction wrong (it is not half of alpha) and commit a Type III (or Type S) error.

Book Synopsis

Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests: A Practitioner's Handbook provides readers with the foundational knowledge needed to devise and successfully validate their research. This volume provides the conceptual background needed to fully understand this methodology, including how to determine a null hypothesis, which test is most appropriate, T Tests, common misconceptions, and research study design. Written by a neurobiologist for the neuroscientist, readers will have a better understanding of null hypothesis tests in their journey to better quality research and publishing validated, significant results.

• Provides a foundation for neuroscientists learning more about statistics and hypothesis testing
• Discusses methodology including how to determine a null hypothesis, which test is most appropriate, and common misconceptions
• Instructs readers on how to best design a research study