Professor Max Hamilton: an apology

An Apology

An Apology

An Apology of Carnap

This paper is focused on dismissive metaontological views about ontology. The paper’s first section deals with radical dismissivism: a view which I interpret as Carnap’s (1956). The second section approaches moderate dismissivism: a view which I interpret as Hirsch’s (2011). My first claim is stated in section three: that there are significant differences between the mentioned authors. However,...

Apology

Nomogram for the Tetrachoric Correlation Coefficient Max Hamilton

It is unnecessary here to enter into a discussion on the advantages and limitations of the tetrachoric correlation coefficient, as this has been frequently done before. In spite of the criticisms of the statisticians, it remains one of the most frequently used coefficients of association in psychological research. Because it is so difficult to compute, Karl Pearson publ.ished tables (5) to aid ...