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Questionable association between front boarding and air rage
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Marcus Crede, Iowa State University
  • Andrew Gelman, Columbia University
  • Carol Nickerson, Champaign, IL
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
11-11-2016
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1611704113
Abstract

DeCelles and Norton (1) conclude that physical inequality (the presence of a first-class cabin) on airplanes is associated with a greater number of air rage incidents in economy class, and that situational inequality (boarding from the front rather than the middle of the airplane) is associated with a greater number of air rage incidents in both economy class and first class. Their study has many flaws that invalidate their conclusions, but we focus on just one, their failure to recognize a statistical artifact in their analyses.

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This article is published as Credé, M., Gelman, A., Nickerson, C. (2016). The questionable association between front boarding and air rage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1611704113. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
National Academy of Sciences
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Marcus Crede, Andrew Gelman and Carol Nickerson. "Questionable association between front boarding and air rage" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2016) p. 1
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marcus-crede/10/