Can we apply formal methods (from computer science) to the construction of behavioral research hypotheses?

Hello all, I am aware of "formal methods" as it is used in computer science, to make sure our specifications are mathematically and logically sound (before we put them into a specific language)....

11 December 2018 5,001 3 View

Factorial ANOVA in SPSS using summary statistics?

Is there a way to tell SPSS to use summary data for a factorial ANOVA? Given the group Ns, means,and std devs only? Have seen for one-way (using MATRIX DATA command syntax), but not yet for...

07 August 2017 1,611 1 View

Can aspatial/atemporal acceleration be considered magnitude?

Can someone help "illuminate" me on this? - (am reading Stephen Hawkings). Say we have no absolute for either space or time - nor do we need one - and it is just pure conception. Say though, we...

31 December 2013 8,711 9 View

Why are moral judgments concerned more with "fairness" than need or empathy?

May I ask, why is it that "moral judgments" are more concerned with fairness, deservingness, and worthiness than about neediness? For this human sense, we do not acknowledge or provision for need...

09 October 2013 2,716 16 View

Regarding QP, do you think the existence of solely one detector (observer) is why we have a constraining factor on our logic?

Thank you very much Mike for sharing this. I like the positivity you use to conclude the article too (the mention of Stojanovic and the constraint that perspective enforces on multiplicity of...

06 July 2013 843 0 View

Would you consider perhaps that curiosity might also be a more basal affectation?

I found your article intriguing, and it is much in keeping with research on reevaluating our affections in a new light (that what seems cognitively certain is often affectively based). Need for...

05 June 2013 2,752 1 View

Do you feel cognition may seem more about hiding fear than about knowing things with any certainty?

Jaume, I would like to share that I continue to find your research fascinating and valuable. It helps me begin to see how perception (in our consciousness) is neither emissive nor receptive, but...

04 May 2013 8,972 5 View

Do you see InGrid and similar as a means to extend proprioception and subsequent efficacy (where a lack in reinforcing modality breaks this illusion)?

02 March 2013 7,535 1 View

Regarding your haptic zoom dissertation - thoughts about haptic transmission potential?

01 February 2013 7,543 1 View

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01 February 2013 7,633 1 View

Mediation path analysis - Can I run two seperate models?

I am wanting to run a serial mediation model with 2 x IVs, 2 x MVs, and 3 DPs (all continuous). Is it problematic to run 2 different models for each IV, keeping the MVs and DPs the same in each...

27 February 2021 5,681 3 View

Is it possible that Cancer cells could survive in heparinized blood for 48 hours?

Hi everyone, I am just wondering if we incubated 200 microliter of whole blood with 50 microliter of cancer cells(1bout 5000cells) do you think that cancer would survive for 48 hours?

23 February 2021 3,840 3 View

Physical-chemical formation of stalactites/stalagmites. what promotes the formation/growth of these structures?

I know, or think I do, the basic idea behind these natural structures, as from what I know they form due to water dripping from the top leaving a salt deposit behind. But started to wonder about...

22 February 2021 1,400 4 View

Is there a suitable way to confine cell attachment area inside a multi-well plate?

Are there any types of cylindrical cell culture inserts that are designed to confine cell seeding area? Say, if I'm using a 12 well plate (3.5 cm^2/well), but only want to seed cells in the middle...

22 February 2021 7,127 4 View

How can a reference point be fixed to an attachment point in Abaqus?

I am currently trying to copy an assembly feature, that is present in an old version of the model I am using, onto a new model. The feature is a reference point that is fixed to an attachment...

16 February 2021 8,872 2 View

How to perform Kaplan-meier survival analysis in SPSS?

Hi everyone, This is my first time of attempting to run survival analysis. I have a data on patients with End-stage Kidney Diseases (ESKD). I would want to run survival probability by treatment...

16 February 2021 2,647 3 View

How to perform Cox proportional hazard analysis or Kaplan-meier survival analysis in SPSS?

At first please see the attachment. This experiment was performed for a period of 7 days (n=100). After 7 days, we found different level of survival rate (%) for each treatment. Now, I want to...

15 February 2021 9,145 2 View

Any model suggestion for the Electronic Health Records dataset ?

I have sequentially measured the time-series Electronic Health Record patient dataset. This is 7 years of research and each patient's blood pressure, Hba1c, LDL, Hb, Baseline Age,...were measured...

09 February 2021 4,933 8 View

How to determine the significance of "diagonal" contrasts in two-way ANOVA interactions on SPSS?

Hi all, I'm running a 2 x 2 between-subjects ANOVA with the setup in the attached image (kindly refer to JPG attachment). I understand that calculating simple effects involves determining...

09 February 2021 547 3 View

How to conduct Meta-analysis of Survival Curves without Control Group?

I am conducting a Meta-analysis where I have data of only survival plots. I am stuck on performing meta-analysis on it because there is no control group for the studies. How should I perform...

07 February 2021 7,394 3 View