Thanks for the feedback. I agree that particular test/conclusion was unnecessary/misleading. I think we’ll be more careful to avoid tests like that in future survey analyses :)
It’s hard to say. Others have told me that they greatly preferred backing up these kinds of statements with statistical testing. I guess I can’t make everyone happy. :)
OK, I guess I inferred the causality as being you did the test, then wrote the statement. If you were going to use the same language anyway, I agree that the test doesn’t hurt—but I think that this statement might have been better left out or weakened.
Thanks for the feedback. I agree that particular test/conclusion was unnecessary/misleading. I think we’ll be more careful to avoid tests like that in future survey analyses :)
It’s hard to say. Others have told me that they greatly preferred backing up these kinds of statements with statistical testing. I guess I can’t make everyone happy. :)
OK, I guess I inferred the causality as being you did the test, then wrote the statement. If you were going to use the same language anyway, I agree that the test doesn’t hurt—but I think that this statement might have been better left out or weakened.