警惕心理学研究中的统计误用

正确地使用统计方法对心理学研究至关重要。但心理学研究中存在着诸多统计误用现象。该着重分析了心理学研究中常见的一些统计误用现象：小或有偏样本的使用、在概率的理解上存在偏差、显性检验问题、夸大的统计图、相关分析的误用等等，并在此基础上提出了提高研究自身的统计素养、强调理论在心理学研究中的重要性、运用多样化的研究方法等应对之策。

ATTENTION TO THE MISUSE OF STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

It is of vital importance to use statistical method appropriately for psychological research, however, some misuse of statistics in psychological research exists. The paper emphasizes on the misusing phenomina frequently appearing in psychological research: the use of small or deviated samples, declination of the understanding of probability, problems of significance test, exaggerating of statistical diagrams,misusing related cofficients, and so on. Based on the above analysis, the author puts forward strategies on promoting statistical qualities of researchers, emphasizing on the importance of theory in psychological research, using varieties of researching methodology.