Type M Error Might Explain Weisburd’s Paradox

Simple calculations seem to show that larger studies should have higher statistical power, but empirical meta-analyses of published work in criminology have found zero or weak correlations between sample size and estimated statistical power. This is “Weisburd’s paradox” and has been attributed by We...

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Main Author: Gelman, Andrew (Author)
Contributors: Aaltonen, Mikko ; Skardhamar, Torbjørn
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 295-304
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Keywords:
Publication bias
Statistical power
Type M error
Weisburd paradox