Use of tests of statistical significance and other analytic choices in a school psychology journal: Review of practices and suggested alternatives.

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Abstract
The present work had four purposes. First, some of the criticisms of contemporary practice regarding the use of statistical tests are reviewed briefly; these concerns have been reflected in a series of articles in the American Psychologist and in the appointment of an American Psychological Association Task Force on Statistical Inference, which will consider recommendations for improving the use of statistical significance tests. Second, a brief overview of effect indices is presented. Third, related practices within seven volumes of an APA division journal, School Psychology Quarterly, are reviewed; it was found that some contemporary authors continue to use and interpret statistical significance tests inappropriately. Fourth, suggestions for improved practice are briefly explored.