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A Different Future For Social And Behavioral Science Research, Shlomo S. Sawilowsky May 2003

A Different Future For Social And Behavioral Science Research, Shlomo S. Sawilowsky

Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations of Education Faculty Publications

The dissemination of intervention and treatment outcomes as effect sizes bounded by conf idence intervals in order to think meta-analytically was promoted in a recent article in Educational Researcher. I raise concerns with unfettered reporting of effect sizes, point out the con in confidence interval, and caution against thinking meta-analytically. Instead, cataloging effect sizes is recommended for sample size estimation and power analysis to improve social and behavioral science research.