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Telepathy: Origins of Randomization in Experimental Design

1988; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 79; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/354775

1545-6994

Ian Hacking,

Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Previous articleNext article No AccessTelepathy: Origins of Randomization in Experimental DesignIan HackingIan Hacking Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Isis Volume 79, Number 3Sep., 1988A Special Issue on Artifact and Experiment Publication of the History of Science Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/354775 Views: 168Total views on this site Citations: 84Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1988 History of Science Society, Inc.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Claudia Cristalli Unconscious inferences in perception in early experimental psychology: From Wundt to Peirce, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 58, no.44 (Jul 2022): 432–448.https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.22211Gary Thomas Evidence, schmevidence: the abuse of the word “evidence” in policy discourse about education, Educational Review 63 (Mar 2022): 1–16.https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2028735John G. 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