期刊
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
卷 123, 期 4, 页码 421-433出版社
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/a0013579
关键词
pseudoreplication; experimental design; statistical analysis
资金
- NIH [5R01MH065555]
Pseudoreplication is one of the most influential methodological issues in ecological and animal behavior research today. At its inception, the idea of pseudoreplication highlighted important concerns about the design and analysis of experiments in ecology. The doctrine purported to provide a unified view of experimental design and analysis, wherein precise criteria Could be used to assess manuscripts and research proposals for acceptance or rejection. Few methodological doctrines have had its much impact as pseudoreplication, yet there has been very little critical analysis of it. In this paper, the authors extend the growing criticism of the concept of pseudoreplication. The authors argue that the core ideas behind pseudoreplication are based on a misunderstanding of statistical independence, the nature of control groups in science, and contexts of statistical inference. The authors also highlight how other areas of research have found and responded to similar issues in the design and analysis of experiments through the use of more advanced statistical methods. Ultimately. there are no universal criteria for accepting or rejecting experimental research; all research must be judged on its own merits.
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