JEBS provides an outlet for papers that develop original statistical methods useful for the applied statistician working in educational or behavioral research. Typical papers will present new methods of analysis. In addition, critical reviews of current practice, tutorial presentations of less well known methods, and novel applications of already known methods will be published. Papers discussing statistical techniques without specific educational or behavioral interest will have lower priority, as will papers consisting mainly of Monte Carlo calculations evaluating existing techniques or practices. Papers that present empirical results about teaching are generally not acceptable.