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Statistics Textbooks: Changing the Paradigm. Susan A. Nolan Seton Hall University susan.nolan@shu.edu. Roadblocks: The Revision Process. Review of existing material Review of proposed changes Examination of competitors Editorial input. Roadblocks: The “Sticky” Market.
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Susan A. Nolan Seton Hall University susan.nolan@shu.edu
Roadblocks: The Revision Process • Review of existing material • Review of proposed changes • Examination of competitors • Editorial input
Roadblocks: The “Sticky” Market • Course preparation is particularly time-consuming • Statistics anxiety among instructors
Opportunities: Other Examples Ready & Veague, 2014
Opportunities: Other Examples Ready & Veague, 2014
Why the decline? Projectives NHST Research literature Journals and grants/ accountability Waning influence of NHSTers Newer psychologists not on board Better statistical methods available • Research literature • Managed care/ accountability • Waning influence of psychoanalysis • Newer psychologists not on board • More structured/valid tests available Lilienfeld, 2017
Opportunities: It IS Changing Gliner, Leech, & Morgan, 2002
“People were nearly a year-and-a-half younger after listening to ‘When I’m Sixty-Four.’” Simmons, Nelson, & Simonsohn, 2011
Opportunities: It IS Changing New Statistics NHST