Misinformation in Mis Research: The Problem of Statistical Power

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Jack J. Baroudi

University of Delaware - Accounting & MIS

Wanda J. Orlikowski

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Date Written: June 1986

Abstract

This study reviews 57 MIS articles employing statistical inference testingpublished in leading MIS journals over the last five years. The statistical powerof the articles was evaluated and found on average to fall substantially below theaccepted norms. The consequence of low power is that it can lead tomisinterpretation of data and results. Collectively these misinterpretations resultin a body of MIS research that is built on potentially erroneous conclusions.

Suggested Citation

Baroudi, Jack J. and Orlikowski, Wanda J., Misinformation in Mis Research: The Problem of Statistical Power (June 1986). NYU Working Paper No. IS-86-062, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1290062

Jack J. Baroudi (Contact Author)

University of Delaware - Accounting & MIS ( email )

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Newark, DE 19716
United States

Wanda J. Orlikowski

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management ( email )

E53-329
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States
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