The RM and STR Divisions will sponsor the following event during the 2018 AOM Conference:
Moving Beyond Tradition:
Why and How to Replace Statistical Significance Tests with Better Methods
Symposium
Program Session: 1259
Monday, Aug 13 2018 1:15PM - 2:45PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago in Pullman
Presenter: William H. Starbuck, U. of Oregon
Presenter: Andreas Schwab, Iowa State U.
Presenter: Sam Holloway, U. of Portland
This symposium will introduce and discuss how scholars can improve upon statistical significance tests, which continue to constrain the production of knowledge in management science. The extensive use of these tests in quantitative research has led to the accumulation of "statistically significant" results that are both too small to be practically relevant and so small that they are unlikely to replicate. A field that aspires to provide useful advice to managers needs to focus on practically important and robust effects. The proposed symposium introduces and discusses alternative approaches to overcome the limitations of statistical significance tests -- such as, effect size measures, confidence intervals, graphs, meta-analyses, baseline modeling and the implications of these approaches for the accumulation of scientific knowledge. A final "Question and Answer" session will offer additional opportunities for further discussions, advice and recommendations. No registration necessary to attend.
Mailed on behalf of the organizing team by
Andreas
Andreas Schwab
Associate Professor and Dean's Fellow in Management
Ivy School of Business
Management Department
3315 Gerdin Business Building
Ames, IA 50011-1350
Phone: +62 (812) 1359 9403
Skype: andreas.schwab9
Email: aschwab@iastate.edu
Academic Profile: http://www.business.iastate.edu/faculty/?faculty=aschwab
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas_Schwab2/publications
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mJbkmOMAAAAJ