Abstract To assess whether there is some signal in a big database, aggregate tests for the global null hypothesis of no effect are routinely applied practice before more specialized analysis carried out. Although plethora available, each test has its strengths but also blind spots. In Gaussian sequence model, we study it possible to obtain with substantially better consistency properties than l...

Recovering American Literature by Peter Shaw; Beyond the Culture Wars: How Teaching the Conflicts Can Revitalize American Education by Gerald Graff; Cultural Capital: The Problem of Literary Canon Formation by John Guillory Review by: Barbara Foley The New England Quarterly, Vol. 68, No. 3 (Sep., 1995), pp. 458-479 Published by: The New England Quarterly, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/s...

The Medical Specialization Education Entrance Examination is a national high-stake test for the placement of medical graduates in specialization training Turkey. purpose this study to determine whether items display gender-related differential item functioning (DIF) by using Mantel-Haenszel and logistic regression methods. To presence bias, content experts reviewed items. analyzes were conducte...