ANOVA Flashcards
variables used in anova
1 categorical 1 quantitative
question ANOVA solves
do means of quantitative variable depend on which group (given by categorical variable) the individual is in?
anova advantage over t-test
allows for 3 or more groups
anova null and alternative
means of groups equal
not all means are equal (doesn’t say which is different)
assumptions of ANOVA
each group normal
standard deviations of each group equal
independent samples
how to check for normality
what is known about population
histogram for each group
normal quantile Q-Q plot for each group
consideration fo sample size
anova f statistic formula
variation between groups/variation within groups
Large F
evidence against null since indicates that there is more difference between groups than within groups
what if find a large F value
Do Tykey’s Honest Signifiacnt Differences Method for multiple comparisons