Peter Moorer

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Ordinal or interval: a cut off value? SPSS takes 24 by default, why?

In SPSS when values from external sources are read or a new variable is created and it has at least 24 unique values it is automatically classified as 'interval' (see...

05 May 2018 7,527 3 View

Why do simulation studies use n=50 (or multiples of 50) and it this a good idea?

I have read several simulation studies to control for statistical assumptions, but very often, the chosen values are 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 and 2500 as sample sizes. Is there any reason why these...

02 February 2018 5,783 3 View

Why reject a grant to "investigate use of mobile phones in 1880"?

If I were to summit a grant proposal to “investigate the use of mobile phones in 1880”, why should it be rejected? This seems a completely senseless proposal, but that is not important. The really...

07 July 2017 8,357 4 View