Two many assumptions.
The writer replies to a response that appears in this issue on his commentary that appeared in American Psychologist, vol. 53, 1998, pp. 290-299, on Kotkin et al.'s “The Consumer Reports mental health survey,” which appeared in American Psychologist, vol. 51, 1996, pp. 1080-82. The writer discusses...
| Publicado en: | American Psychologist Vol. 54; no. 12; pp. 1130 - 1132 |
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American Psychological Association
December 1999
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| Sumario: | The writer replies to a response that appears in this issue on his commentary that appeared in American Psychologist, vol. 53, 1998, pp. 290-299, on Kotkin et al.'s “The Consumer Reports mental health survey,” which appeared in American Psychologist, vol. 51, 1996, pp. 1080-82. The writer discusses Kotkin et al.'s argument that he misrepresented their sampling process. He contends that when it is necessary to make numerous assumptions about the meaning of the findings of the study, then it is difficult to have faith in these findings. |
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