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Formulas

ANOVA  Chi Square  Mean  Median  Mode  Pearson r
Standard Deviation  t-test  z-score  z-test


 

Mean

where N is the number of subjects and x is the score

 


 

Median

1. Arrange data numerically
2. Simply take the middle number

 


 

Mode

Take the number that occurs most often

 


 

Standard Deviation


 

z-scores and transformed (T) score

 


 

Pearson r

Where:
X is the first set of data
Y is the second set of data
(tip: set up a table to better organize sums and squares)

 


 

Coefficient of Determination

Where: r is calculated Pearson r

 


 

 

Spearman (rho) 

Where:
N = number of subjects
D = difference between two ranks for each subject
1 and 6 are constants
(tip: set up a table to calculate the sum of the squared differences easier)

 



Standard Error of the Mean

 

 

Where:
s = standard deviation
n = number of subjects

 



z- test

 

Where:
m = mean
µ = population mean
SEm = standard error of the mean

 


 

t-test of independent means

Where:
M = mean
SDM = Standard error of the difference between means
N = number of subjects in group
s = Standard Deviation of group
df = degrees of freedom

t-test of dependent means

Where:
SMD = Standard deviation of the mean difference
D = difference between a pair of means
M = mean

 



ANOVA - one-factor

 

(Please see ANOVA for definition of variables and how to calculate)

 


 

Chi-square - One-way

Where:
O = observed outcome
E = expected outcome
(To calculate E: take the number of subjects and divide by the number of categories)

Chi-Square – Two-way

Where:
O = observed outcome
E = expected outcome
(To calculate E, please refer to Chi-square two way)

 


 

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