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Psychology’s Misuse of Statistics and Persistent Dismissal of its Critics

Af: James T. Lamiell Engelsk Paperback

Psychology’s Misuse of Statistics and Persistent Dismissal of its Critics

Af: James T. Lamiell Engelsk Paperback
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This book is a strenuous critique of the misinterpretation of statistical knowledge of populations in mainstream psychology, exploring the implications of assuming that those statistics constitute scientific knowledge of individuals. It investigates the essential nature and historical roots of this interpretive practice, and documents the lack of change in mainstream thinking despite previous critiques of the practice. The author contends that prevailing interpretive traditions result in bad science, in that invalid claims are made to knowledge of individuals. He also discusses the socio-ethical problems resulting from this misinterpretation of statistics, where psychological practitioners unjustifiably endorse interventions in the lives of individuals. Lamiell urges psychologists to abandon the aggregate statistical methods which he argues have transformed the field into ''psycho-demography,'' and to embrace instead alternative research methods that are logically suited to gaining scientific knowledge about the psychological functioning of individuals. This book concludes by highlighting some of the currently available methodological alternatives, as well as discussing some enduring conceptual impediments to the serious consideration of those alternatives.

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This book is a strenuous critique of the misinterpretation of statistical knowledge of populations in mainstream psychology, exploring the implications of assuming that those statistics constitute scientific knowledge of individuals. It investigates the essential nature and historical roots of this interpretive practice, and documents the lack of change in mainstream thinking despite previous critiques of the practice. The author contends that prevailing interpretive traditions result in bad science, in that invalid claims are made to knowledge of individuals. He also discusses the socio-ethical problems resulting from this misinterpretation of statistics, where psychological practitioners unjustifiably endorse interventions in the lives of individuals. Lamiell urges psychologists to abandon the aggregate statistical methods which he argues have transformed the field into ''psycho-demography,'' and to embrace instead alternative research methods that are logically suited to gaining scientific knowledge about the psychological functioning of individuals. This book concludes by highlighting some of the currently available methodological alternatives, as well as discussing some enduring conceptual impediments to the serious consideration of those alternatives.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 179
ISBN-13: 9783030121334
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 303012133X
Kategori: Social forskning og statistik
Udg. Dato: 14 aug 2020
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 148mm
Højde: 210mm
Forlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato: 14 aug 2020
Forfatter(e): James T. Lamiell
Forfatter(e) James T. Lamiell

Kategori Social forskning og statistik

ISBN-13 9783030121334

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 179

Udgave

Længde 0mm

Bredde 148mm

Højde 210mm

Udg. Dato 14 aug 2020

Oplagsdato 14 aug 2020

Forlag Springer Nature Switzerland AG