PSYC 2017 Study Guide - Descriptive Statistics
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In this section, you discuss the data gathered. The following paragraph(s) should describe the analytical statistics that you used (i. e. t or. This paragraph should start by identifying the test, then stating what main effects were found with the t or f statement. After each main effect, you should describe in everyday terms what the main effect means. If only 2 groups were compared, then simply state which group had a higher or lower score, along with the information of which score indicated better performance. If 3 or more groups were compared, then you should use the results of the post- hoc test to describe where the significant differences lie between the groups. If you have 2 or more ivs, then you should state whether the interactions were significant. This statement usually starts something like: the significant main effects were qualified by a significant interaction between iv1 and iv2, f(2, 302) = 5. 34, p
