?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Some+meta-theoretical+issues+relating+to+statistical+inference&rft.creator=Chow%2C+Dr.+Siu+L&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.description=This+paper+is+a+reply+to+some+comments+made+by+Green+(2002)+on+Chow%E2%80%99s+(2002)+critique+of+Wilkinson+and+Task+Force's+(1999)+report+on+statistical+inference.+Issues+raised+are+(a)+the+inappropriateness+of+accepting+methodological+prescription+on+authority%2C+(ii)+the+vacuity+of+non-falsifiable+theories%2C+(iii)+the+need+to+distinguish+between+experiment+and+meta%EF%B7%93experiment%2C+and+(iv)+the+probability+foundation+of+the+null%EF%B7%93hypothesis+significance%EF%B7%93test+procedure+(NHSTP).+This+reply+is+intended+to+foster+a+better+understanding+of+research+methods+in+general%2C+and+of+the+role+of+NHSTP+in+empirical+research+in+particular.&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3153%2F1%2FCom_Green.pdf&rft.identifier=++Chow%2C+Dr.+Siu+L++(2003)+Some+meta-theoretical+issues+relating+to+statistical+inference.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3153%2F