Statistical significance, power and sample size – what does it all mean?

What does it all mean?

What does it all mean to you?

Nearly 20 years ago, I introduced a special series of articles for Trends in Neurosciences (5:295, 1982) that sought to illustrate some of the then-latest developments in molecular neuroscience. That was the time when neuroscientists were beginning to borrow heavily from the nascent field of molecular genetics, just as we had previously borrowed flagrantly from the previously powerful fields of...

Discussion: what does it all mean?

Offsetting the current tendency toward "life-course reductionism," insights from these papers illustrate a broader ("aging and society") paradigm--one that includes the life-course perspective, but also complements it with deeper understanding of the dialectical interplay between changes in lives and changes in the surrounding social structures.

Chondrule Size Distributions: What Does It Mean?

One primary characteristic of chondrite groups is their distinctive size-frequency chondrule distributions [1,2, 3]. The restricted ranges of chondrule size has been interpreted as indicative of a sorting mechanism, such as some form of aerodynamic drag [3, 4]. We re-examine this concept in light of the current database. The database and its limitations. Chondrule sizes are typically determined...

participation, what does it mean?

participation has been with us since the inception of living in a family. participation developed in the matrix of religion and, two centuries ago, opend up its way in political systems of european countries. it supported the democratic principle of people's determining their own destiny. today, participation is considered a necessity for the total development of not only individuals, but ...