The Trouble With Trivials (p > .05)
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Jan 5, 2002
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Shlomo S. Sawilowsky
Educational Evaluation and Research, College of Education, Wayne State University
Jina S. Yoon
Educational Psychology, College of Education, Wayne State University
Abstract
Trivials are effect sizes associated with statistically non-significant results. Trivials are like Tribbles in the Star Trek
television show. They are cute and loveable. They proliferate without limit. They probably growl at Bayesians. But they
are troublesome. This brief report discusses the trouble with trivials.
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