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Lunar Effects on Mental Behavior

A Defense of the Empirical Research

Humboldt State University.

This article refutes the claim that positive empirical findings for the "Transylvania Hypothesis" are examples of Type I errors. The author shows such a claim as unproven, unlikely, and implausible. The claim is a form of statistical guesswork that hinders the open-minded scientific inquiry that might reveal the subtle relationships between human behavior and the cosmic environment. The author points out the omissions, misrepresentations, and failures to comprehend the complexities of lunar influence. The tables are turned on critics Campbell and Beets (1978) when the author supports the possibility that negative findings are the probable result of the Type II error.

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