The language-as-fixed-effect fallacy: A critique of language statistics in psychological research

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FallacySuspectSampling (signal processing)Cognitive psychologyStatisticsPsychologyLinguisticsSample (material)Computer scienceNatural language processingMathematicsPhilosophy

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Stanford University US

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Year: 1973
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Pages: 335-359
Citations: 2263
Access: Closed

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                                    Herbert H. Clark
                                
                            (1973). 
                            The language-as-fixed-effect fallacy: A critique of language statistics in psychological research. 
                            Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
                            , 12
                            (4)
                            , 335-359.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5371(73)80014-3

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DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5371(73)80014-3