Overview
Discussion Question 1
Prompt: Provide an example of a research project in your hometown where you would choose to use a t-test for independent samples. Would you use a one-tail or two-tail test, and why? What is your null hypothesis and research hypothesis? If you have a sample size of 500, should you interpret the statistical significance or the effect size?
Requirements: Essay format
- Discussion Question 2
- Prompt: Using the same example for Discussion Question 1, provide an example of a research project in your hometown where you would choose to use an ANOVA. How is ANOVA similar to and different from a t-test? Why is it best not to perform multiple t-tests on the same data? What does the between-group sum of squares assess? What does the within-group sum of squares assess? What is an F-value?
Requirements: Essay format
Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Using Microsoft Excel By Salkind, Neil J.Edition : 5TH 22Publisher : SAGEISBN 13 : 9781071803882