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The possibility of confusion between the statistical and empirical domains within behavioral science is discussed. Although the two domains influence one another, they are separate and obey different sets of rules. Examples of empirical-statistical confusion are encountered in the issue of one versus two-tailed tests and the issue involved in the measurement-statistics controversy.
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Gaito, J. Confusion of empirical and statistical aspects that lead to controversy. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 25, 283–285 (1987). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330357
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