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The article argues that frequency of mention is not a valid measure of a problem's significance

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 1922 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q1 i? The author explicitly cautions that how often a problem is mentioned should not be read as a measure of its significance, since pioneer studies are precursors of future trends. → Zirbes 1922

Evidence

Zirbes 1922

Zirbes, L. (1922). Research problems raised in recent issues of educational periodicals. The Journal of Educational Psychology, 13(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0074413

q1 · i? · review · r2

A methodological stance stated in the article's summary discussion, qualifying the frequency tallies reported elsewhere. It is an author's assertion offered without empirical support, hence quality 1 and null impact.

"Frequency is not taken as a valid measure of significance in this connection. Pioneer studies in any field are the precursors of future trends."

Discussion

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id zirbes-1922-frequency-not-significance
title The article argues that frequency of mention is not a valid measure of a problem's significance
description The article argues that frequency of mention is not a valid measure of a problem's significance
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1922
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