dc.contributor.author | Spencer, Neil | |
dc.contributor.author | Lay, Margaret | |
dc.contributor.author | Kevan De Lopez, Lindsey | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-30T18:38:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-30T18:38:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Spencer , N , Lay , M & Kevan De Lopez , L 2017 , ' Normal Enough? Tools to Aid Decision Making ' , International Journal of Social Research Methodology , vol. 20 , no. 2 , pp. 167-179 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2016.1155379 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1364-5579 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/18234 | |
dc.description | This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of the following article: Neil H. Spencer, Margaret Lay and Lindsey Kevan de Lopez, ‘Normal enough? Tools to aid decision making’, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Vol. 20(2): 167-179, 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2016.1155379. Published by Taylor & Francis. | |
dc.description.abstract | When undertaking quantitative hypothesis testing, social researchers need to decide whether the data with which they are working is suitable for parametric analyses to be used. When considering the relevant assumptions they can examine graphs and summary statistics but the decision making process is subjective and must also take into account the robustness of the proposed tests to deviations from the assumptions. We review the contemporary advice on this issue available to researchers and look back to the roots of hypothesis testing and associated work undertaken by eminent statisticians since the 1930s. From this we create a set of flow charts to give researchers tools they can use to make decisions in a more objective manner. | en |
dc.format.extent | 13 | |
dc.format.extent | 945073 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Social Research Methodology | |
dc.subject | quantitative data analysis | |
dc.subject | assumptions | |
dc.subject | hypothesis testing | |
dc.subject | normality | |
dc.subject | robustness | |
dc.title | Normal Enough? Tools to Aid Decision Making | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Hertfordshire Business School | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research on Management, Economy and Society | |
dc.contributor.institution | Statistical Services Consulting Unit | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health Services and Medicine | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2017-09-04 | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/13645579.2016.1155379 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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