Psychology Notes Statistics (2nd year) Notes
The notes give details on how to select the correct statistical test out of:
1 way independent ANOVA
2 way independent ANOVA
Repeated measures ANOVA
Mixed ANOVA
Regression (Stepwise)
Factor Analysis (PCA)
The notes provide clear instructions for how to carry out the statistical tests on SPSS, stating exactly what to press on the programme, as well as a step-by-step guide of how to interpret the SPSS output....
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GENERAL
4 questions, 1 each on:
2 way independent ANOVA
Mixed ANOVA
Regression (Stepwise)
Factor Analysis (PCA)
You will have to work out the diff between 2 way and mixed ANOVA regression and PCA will say
One or Two-Way Independent ANOVA | Used to study differences in group means (along with interaction effects) |
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Multiple regression | Used to study relationship between variables (whether certain variables predict an outcome variable) |
Factor analysis | Used to explore whether they is any meaningful pattern in data (no p values) |
Repeated Measures (RM) ANOVA | Used when there are more data points than Ps And when you have 1 or more IV in a RM design |
Mixed ANOVA | Used when you have some IV(s) which are of ind design, and some IV(s) which are RM design |
Which ANOVA?
Ask:
What are the IVs? What is the DV?
How many IVs are there?
How many conditions of each IV?
Between subjects, within subjects, or both?
= small effect size
0.06 = medium effect size
0.14 = large effect size
Case:Variable 25:1, preferably 40:1
Checks for multicollinearity
A tolerance statistic of less than 0.1 is a serious problem
A tolerance statistic of less than 0.2 is a potential problem
Post hoc tests (work similar to t tests)
= tells us the direction of the differences between groups
If the main effect from the omnibus test is not sig you do not need to do any post hoc tests
If the main effect of the omnibus test is sig we do need to follow up with post hoc tests
Write out all descriptive stats just copy out SPSS table
ONE-WAY INDEPENDENT ANOVA
= when IVs are in groups/conditions
= determines differences between groups when you have more than 2 conditions
SPSS instructions:
Analyse Compare mean 1-way ANOVA
IV in Factor box
DV in dependent list
Options select
Descriptive
Homogeneity of variance test
Welch ( test which corrects for unequal variance)
Means plot
Post Hoc select
Scheffe
Games-Howell
Continue OK
Step 1
Is the data suitable for a one way independent ANOVA?
More than 2 conditions
One nominal IV (more than 2 groups or categories)
One interval/ratio DV (on a continuous scale)
Step 2
Is the sample suitable for a one way independent ANOVA?
Roughly equal group sizes largest group size should be no more than twice the smallest group size
At least 30 cases in total
At least 10 cases in each group
(If you fewer cases than this, still run an ANOVA, just mention to be cautious about interpretation. If p values are in the region of .05 to .10, and/or the effect size is large, it is more likely that the result is not significant purely because of a lack of statistical power).
Step 3
Are there equal variances between the groups?
Check the Levene’s statistic.
If not significant, groups have equal variance use the table which reports the standard F statistic.
If significant, it indicates that the groups differ significantly in their variance (ie unequal variance) use the table with Welch’s F statistic.
Step 4
What do the results of the overall ANOVA tell us?
Report: F(df1, df2) = _ , p = _ , η² = _
η² = eta squared (the effect size). In the exam just write ‘eta squared’.
Eta squared = (Between groups Ps) / (Total Ps) x100 to get %
Interpret: Was the p value significant? What was the effect size? Is this a small/medium/large effect? the p needs to be less than 0.05 to be sig
Step 5
Run post hoc tests (if the main effect of the ANOVA is significant)
If the Levenes test was not significant: Use the Scheffe test
If the Levenes test was significant: Use the Games-Howell test
Report mean scores for the groups
Look at p values from post hoc tests Interpret these ie if sig or not
TWO-WAY INDEPENDENT ANOVA
= when IVs are in groups/conditions
= more than 1 IV
SPSS instructions:
Analyse General Linear Model Univariate
IV in Factor box
DV in dependent list
Plots select
Put first IV in horizontal axis
Put other IV in separate lines
Add
Do the same but reverse variables
OK
Options
Move all factors from L to RH side into ‘display means for’ box
From display section choose
Descriptive stats
Estimates of effect size
Homogeneity tests
Post Hoc
Select both variables from Factors box put into Post Hoc Tests for box
Scheffe
Continue OK
Step 1
Is the data suitable for a Two Way independent ANOVA?
More than 1 nominal IV (2 groups or more per IV)
1 interval/ratio DV (on a continuous scale)
Step 2
Report descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations) for each subgroup
Step 3
Is the sample suitable for a Two way independent ANOVA?
Roughly equal group sizes largest group size should be no more than twice the smallest group size
At least 30 cases in total
At least 10 cases in each group
(If you fewer cases than this, still run an ANOVA, just mention to be cautious about interpretation. If p values are in the region of .05 to .10, and/or the effect size is large, it is more likely that the result is not significant purely because of a lack of statistical power)
Step 4
Are there equal variances between the groups?
Check the Levene’s statistic.
If not significant, groups have equal variance use the table which reports the standard F statistic.
If significant, it indicates that the groups differ significantly in their variance (ie unequal variance) use the table with Welch’s F statistic.
Step 5
What do the main effects of the ANOVA tell us?
Report: F(df1, df2) = _ , p = _ , η² = _ for each main effect
η² = partial eta squared (the effect size). In the exam just write ‘eta squared’ SPSS calculates this
Interpret: Was the p value significant? What was the effect size? Is this a small/medium/large effect? the p needs to be less than 0.05 to be sig
What does the interaction effect tell us?
Report: F(df1, df2) = _ , p = _ , η² = _
Interpret: Was the p value significant? What was the effect size? Is this a small/medium/large effect?
Step 6
The next step will depend on the results of the main effects and interaction effect:
Significant main effects?
YES: Interpret the direction of the main effects (use the mean scores ignoring...
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The notes give details on how to select the correct statistical test out of:
1 way independent ANOVA
2 way independent ANOVA
Repeated measures ANOVA
Mixed ANOVA
Regression (Stepwise)
Factor Analysis (PCA)
The notes provide clear instructions for how to carry out the statistical tests on SPSS, stating exactly what to press on the programme, as well as a step-by-step guide of how to interpret the SPSS output....
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