منابع مشابه
On imagining what is true (and what is false)
How do people imagine the possibilities in which an assertion would be true and the possibilities in which it would be false? We argue that the mental representation of the meanings of connectives, such as “and”, “or”, and “if”, specify how to construct the true possibilities for simple assertions containing just a single connective. It follows that the false possibilities are constructed by in...
متن کاملBiofibre hair implant: what is new, what is true?
Ensuring the safety of hair implant fibers is essential. At the same time, good aesthetic quality and durability should also be considered in order to maintain expected result over the years. The main features required are biocompatibility, resistance to traction, absence of capillarity, resistance to physical-chemical stress, and low tissue trauma, in addition to good aesthetics. Biofibre® med...
متن کاملP-value: What is and what is not
The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.
متن کاملWhat if the Hereditarian Hypothesis Is True?
Rushton and Jensen (in press) review ten bodies of evidence to support their argument that the long-standing, worldwide Black-White average differences in cognitive ability are more plausibly explained by their “hereditarian” (50% genetic causation) theory than by “cultureonly” (0% genetic causation) theory. This commentary evaluates the relevance of their evidence, the overall strength of thei...
متن کاملWhat is the True Rate of Social Mobility in Sweden ? A Surname
On conventional measures, modern Sweden has rapid social and economic mobility. Analyzing surname distributions among Swedish elites attorneys, physicians, university students, and academicians this paper shows that conventional measures greatly overstate underlying social mobility rates. The Swedish elite of 1700 is still an elite, and is becoming average only slowly. The b measuring status pe...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: China Economic Review
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1043-951X
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2004.11.002