Estimation and testing for differences in effect size: A comment on Hsu

Larry V. Hedges

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Estimation and testing for differences in effect size: A comment on Hsu

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Responds to L. M. Hsu's proposal of a statistical procedure for testing the difference between effect sizes in independent studies. It is shown that the test proposed by Hsu is incorrect and that it tends to reject the null hypothesis of equal effect sizes too often. The statistical model underlying effect size estimation is clarified, and the exact distribution of the effect size estimator is given. The distribution is used to show that the usual size estimator is biased. (6 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	691-693
Number of pages	3
Journal	Psychological Bulletin
Volume	91
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.91.3.691
State	Published - May 1 1982

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statistical procedure for testing difference between effect sizes, criticism of L. M. Hsu's proposal

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