The Sign Test (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

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The Sign Test
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Data level used by Sign test

Nominal

Design required for Sign test

Paired/related (repeated measures or matched pairs)

How to calculate S value in Sign test

The lower of the number of positive or negative signs

Sign test significance rule (observed vs critical)

Observed S must be equal to or less than critical value

Data level used by Wilcoxon T test

Ordinal

Wilcoxon T test significance rule

Observed T must be equal to or less than critical value

Mann-Whitney U test: data level and design

Ordinal data with unrelated (independent) design

Mann-Whitney U significance rule

Observed U must be equal to or less than critical value

Key feature of parametric tests vs non-parametric

Use actual scores rather than ranked scores

Essential criterion for parametric tests

Data must be interval level

Unrelated t-test: data level and design

Interval data with independent groups design

t-tests (related & unrelated) significance rule

Observed t must be equal to or greater than critical value

Related t-test df formula

N - 1

Pearson's R test data level

Interval level

Spearman's Rho test data level

Ordinal level

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