心理统计分析：趋势、 契机与展望

近年来,心理学研究领域所使用的统计方法日渐复杂,本文综述了近几十年来,心理学研究中统计方法的应用趋势,引出结构方程模型成为流行分析方法的原因。前沿复杂的统计方法,由于不易掌握,往往令实际应用者感到困惑,但方法的发展也给心理学理论的验证、拓展带来了契机,如前沿的统计技术为测验工具跨文化应用中信效度的检验提供了分析方法。展望未来,新的统计方法将持续发展,我们仍需不断学习新的统计方法,不断调整对数据分析的思考角度。在教学和培训方面,研习班、编制教材以及善用网上平台,将成为我们推动心理统计的工作重点。

Statistical Analyses in Psychology: Trends, Crises, and Prospect

There has been an increasing use of sophisticated statistics in psychological research in recent years. We reviewed the trends in the statistics used in the last several decades and explained the popular use of structural equation modeling. Despite the potential confusion on researchers, the new complicated statistics provides chances for changes and theoretical im-provement. We also briefly explained the statistics to be used in adopting tests from other countries. Looking into the future, we have to prepare ourselves for the development of new statistical methods and should be ready to change our attitudes towards different statistics approaches. To promote statistical education, we have to coordinate workshops and courseware development, in particularly to fully utilize the internet platform.