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Methods do matter: Variation in experimental methodologies and results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2005

Richard Sosis*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israelwww.anth.uconn.edu/faculty/sosis/

Abstract

Henrich et al.'s findings are generally consistent with the findings of other experimental field studies. However, the methodological variations deployed across field sites produced several systematic biases in their results. Hence, although the project is destined to become a watershed study, their results should be interpreted prudently.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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