Levels of Significance Flashcards

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What is level of significance?

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The statistical tests collected dependent on our results which give us a value to suggest wether there was a difference between variables or down to random chance.

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What is the accepted level of significance?

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5% or below (p ≤0.05)

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What does the accepted level of significance mean?

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that there is a 5% probability that our results have occurred by random chance or extraneous variables. therefore there is a 95% probability that our results were a result of the manipulation of the IV (what we actually wanted to show)

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What is the calculated value?

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the unique value for for that particular research based on the date collected

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