ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

心理科学进展 ›› 2002, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (4): 447-452.

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警惕心理学研究中的统计误用

边玉芳   

  1. 浙江大学教育系 杭州310028
  • 收稿日期:1900-01-01 修回日期:1900-01-01 出版日期:2002-08-25 发布日期:2002-08-25
  • 通讯作者: 边玉芳

ATTENTION TO THE MISUSE OF STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH Bian

Yufang (Department of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028)   

  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2002-08-25 Published:2002-08-25

摘要: 正确地使用统计方法对心理学研究至关重要。但心理学研究中存在着诸多统计误用现象。该文着重分析了心理学研究中常见的一些统计误用现象:小或有偏样本的使用、在概率的理解上存在偏差、显著性检验问题、夸大的统计图、相关分析的误用等等,并在此基础上提出了提高研究者自身的统计素养、强调理论在心理学研究中的重要性、运用多样化的研究方法等应对之策。

关键词: 心理学研究, 统计, 误用。

Abstract: It is of vital importance to use statistical method appropriately for psychological research, however, some misuse of statistics in psychological research exists. The paper emphasizes on the misusing phenomina frequently appearing in psychological research: the use of small or deviated samples, declination of the understanding of probability, problems of significance test, exaggerating of statistical diagrams,misusing related cofficients, and so on. Based on the above analysis, the author puts forward strategies on promoting statistical qualities of researchers, emphasizing on the importance of theory in psychological research, using varieties of researching methodology.

Key words: psychological research, statistics, misuse