Although within their own disciplines, the statistical, social science, medical, and terrestrial ecology literatures are replete with accounts of the widespread misapplication and misuse of statistical testing and interpretation, awareness of these issues is weak among marine scientists who are not statisticians, but whose work is nonetheless situated within the expanse of marine ecology.
In 1959 Jaffa published Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
What is important in the present context is that these details, as they are in fact pursued in the contemporary debates, all involve sophisticated interpretation of the issues using the resources of modern game theory.
But he bristled at what he suggested is a simplistic interpretation of the issue.
However, most researchers seem to have considered that these drugs inhibit, rather than stimulate, this enzyme, although differing experimental protocols and crucially, timing, obscure clear interpretation of this issue.
However, we must be cautious with the interpretation of these data because scaling issues (i.e. floor effects) may be driving this interaction.
We discuss the interpretation of these results and the issues they raise in terms of the potential and limitations of international comparison.
The think-aloud exercise suggested that the interpretation of these items focused on criminality issues and the availability of food.
For proper interpretation of these data, remarkably, two statistical issues regarding the composition of enrolled subjects in this study should be considered.
Countries differ in their interpretation of ethical issues in research including data protection and wider treatment of human and animal subjects.
