Left-right spatial agnosia and other mental defects that characterize clinical researchers

There are mathematical rules for determining the logical significance of data, just as there are such rules for determining the statistical significance of data. Logical significance reflects the question a study is asking, whereas statistical significance reflects how well it has been answered. Cli...

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Published inMedical hypotheses Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 115 - 120
Main Author Allen, A.D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1990
Subjects
Agnosia - psychology
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Research Design
Research Personnel - psychology
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Summary:There are mathematical rules for determining the logical significance of data, just as there are such rules for determining the statistical significance of data. Logical significance reflects the question a study is asking, whereas statistical significance reflects how well it has been answered. Clinical researchers routinely make an incorrect determination as to their study's logical significance because of a spatial (left-right) agnosia. More diffuse cognitive dysfunctions are encouraged by journals that expect clinicians to report on a study as a prerequisite for communicating their pre-existing opinions. The unwillingness or inability of the clinical community to acknowledge this problem reflects a related anosagnosia.
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ISSN:0306-9877
1532-2777
DOI:10.1016/0306-9877(90)90006-Z