Explaining the number of counterfactual cases needed to disturb a finding: a reply to Kuha and Sturgis

Gorard, S.; Gorard, J.

Abstract

This brief paper is an extension of our original paper What to do instead of significance testing? Calculating the ‘number of counterfactual cases needed to disturb a finding’, following a response by Jouni Kuha and Patrick Stugis. It shows how their response assists in the development of our idea of the ‘number needed to disturb’ (NNTD) a finding, and allows us to explain that idea further. NNTD allows researchers to summarise the scale, ‘effect’ size and attrition of a study in one figure.

Citation

Gorard, S., & Gorard, J. (2016). Explaining the number of counterfactual cases needed to disturb a finding: a reply to Kuha and Sturgis. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19(4), 497-499. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1126494

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 24, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Feb 17, 2016
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 11, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 17, 2017
• Journal: International Journal of Social Research Methodology
• Print ISSN: 1364-5579
• Electronic ISSN: 1464-5300
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 497-499
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1126494
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1396382