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unrelated t-test

  • testing for a difference

  • independent measures

  • interval

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related t-test

  • testing for a difference

  • repeated measures

  • interval

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chi squared

  • testing for difference or association

  • independent measures

  • nominal

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sign test

  • testing for a difference

  • repeated measures

  • nominal data

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spearman’s rank order correlation coefficient

  • testing for a correlation

  • related pairs of scores

  • ordinal

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pearson’s production moment correlation coefficient

  • testing for a correlation

  • related pairs of scores

  • interval

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interval data

data measured using units of equal intervals eg., the time taken to complete a questionnaire

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ratio data

where there is a true zero point e.g., age

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ordinal data

data ordered in some way e.g., listing football teams in an order of liking

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nominal data

data in separate categories e.g., grouping people to their favourite football team

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mann whitney u tets

  • testing for a difference

  • independent measures

  • ordinal

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wilcoxon

  • testing for a difference

  • repeated measures

  • ordinal

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what is the aim of inferential statistical testing?

to discover if results are statistically significant

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what is significant?

unlikely to have occured through chance

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what is the usual level of significance?

5%

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how is significance expressed?

in terms of null hypotheses

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what is a null hypothesis?

where there is no stated difference between variables

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what is a type I error?

  • false positive

  • too lenient when setting probability level

  • too much margin for error

  • e.g., p as >0.1

  • incorrectly rejecting null hypothesis

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what is a type II error?

  • false negative

  • too stingy when setting probability level

  • e.g., p as <0.01

  • incorrectly accepting null hypothesis

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