Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?

ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes current practices in psychology in the use of research methods and data analysis procedures (DAP) and aims to determine whether researchers are now using more sophisticated and advanced DAP than were employed previously. We reviewed empirical research published recently in prominent journals from the USA and Europe corresponding to the main psychological categories of Journal Citation Reports and examined research methods, number of studies, number and type of DAP, and statistical package. The 288 papers reviewed used 663 different DAP. Experimental and correlational studies were the most prevalent, depending on the specific field of psychology. Two-thirds of the papers reported a single study, although those in journals with an experimental focus typically described mo

SUBMITTER: Blanca MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300498 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature