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Rochet, Marie-joelle; Prigent, M; Bertrand, Jacques; Carpentier, Andre; Coppin, Franck; Delpech, Jean-paul; Fontenelle, G; Foucher, Eric; Mahe, Kelig; Rostiaux, Emilie; Trenkel, Verena. |
The results of a survey on fishers' perceptions of recent changes in the eastern English Channel ecosystem carried out in 2006 were compared with fishery and bottom-trawl survey data. A hypothesis-testing framework was used, testing the null hypothesis that fishers' statements were true, which permitted evaluation of both agreement and disagreement. Overall good agreement between fishers' statements and scientific data was found, and both sources suggested that the fish community in the Channel is undergoing large changes, among which are decreases in some commercially important species; in addition, a number of human pressures impact the ecosystem. Fishers had an accurate perception of changes and their time-frames, but not necessarily of their causes.... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Stakeholder interview; Hypothesis testing; Fisher knowledge; Ecosystem approach to fisheries management; Eastern English Channel. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4474.pdf |
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Hudson, Darren. |
The roots and uses of economic experiments in problem solving and hypothesis testing are explored in the present article. The literature suggests that the primary advantage of economics experiments is the ability to use controlled stimuli to test economic hypotheses. Other literature also suggests that experiments are useful in problem solving settings. The advantages and disadvantages of experiments are discussed. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Experiments; Problem solving; Hypothesis testing; C81; C91; C92; C93. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43209 |
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Bryant, Henry L.; Bessler, David A.. |
We describe a means of rejecting a null hypothesis concerning observed, but not deliberately manipulated, variables of the form H0: A -/-> B in favor of an alternative hypothesis HA: A --> B, even given the possibility of causally related unobserved variables. Rejection of such an H0 relies on the availability of two observed and appropriately related instrumental variables. While the researcher will have limited control over the confidence level in this test, simulation results suggest that type I errors occur with a probability of less than 0.15 (often substantially less) across a wide range of circumstances. The power of the test is limited if there are but few observations available and the strength of correspondence among the variables is weak.... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Causality; Monte Carlo; Observational data; Hypothesis testing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103238 |
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