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A sampling artifact in the UGC evaluation of research performance
Author(s) -
Gillett Raphael
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1989.tb01120.x
Subject(s) - artifact (error) , sampling (signal processing) , statistics , computer science , econometrics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , detector
The UGC evaluation of research performance in British universities contained a sampling artifact which potentially contributed to an overestimation of the performance of larger departments. The statistical principles underlying the artifact are elucidated, and the magnitude of the effect is investigated.