Symbols for test 3 Flashcards
m
sample mean
μ
population mean
σ
population standard deviation
Ho
null hypothesis
H1
alternative hypothesis
x
observed value
E
expected value of x if no true effect
σx
standard deviation (or standard error)
z
z-score
N
population #
n
sample #
σm
standard error of the mean
or of population sampling distribution
p
probability
α
significance level
p = 1 - β
power
cohen’s d
effect size
sm
estimated standard error of the mean
t
t-test
most appropriate hypothesis testing statistic
df
degrees of freedom
η^2
estimated eta- squared (effect size)
ω^2
estimated omega-squared (effect size)
Sp ^2
pooled sample variance
Sm1 - Sm2
estimated standard error of the difference between 2 means (when sample sizes are =)
Sd
sample standard deviation for difference scores
Smd
estimated standard error for the difference scores