Toward a more nuanced understanding of the statistical properties of a median split

Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 652 - 665
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Abstract
null null Some behavioral researchers occasionally wish to conduct a median split on a continuous variable and use the result in subsequent modeling to facilitate analytic ease and communication clarity. Traditionally, this practice of dichotomization has been criticized for the resulting loss of information and reduction in power. More recently, this practice has been criticized for sometimes producing Type I errors for effects regarding other...
Paper Details
Title
Toward a more nuanced understanding of the statistical properties of a median split
Published Date
Oct 1, 2015
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
652 - 665
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