Proposal for a QISS at UK

(Quantitative Institute for the Social Sciences)

Welcome to the temporary website for viewing documents and announcements related to the proposal for a Quantitative Institute for the Social Sciences, or QISS.

Proposal Drafts

· Click here to download a pdf copy of the current QISS proposal, updated 3-1-10.

Methods Speaker Forum

· Steve Ziliak, Economics, “The Cult of Statistical Significance,” Oct. 23, 2009

o See Steve’s website for reactions to, and reviews of his book.

o A response to Steve’s talk from UK Psychologist, Monica Harris: "Social psychologists have been making Ziliak’s argument for a very long time"

o Steve’s rejoinder: "The Cult of Significance in Psychology" & additional articles by S. Ziliak & McCloskey:

a. “The Standard Error of Regressions”

b. “Size Matters”

c. “Significance Redux”