Factors That Influence A Hypothesis Test PDF

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Took these notes during Kenneth Houghton's PSY 211 course on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-5:50pm....

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Factors that influence a hypothesis test Size of the difference between the sample mean and original population mean Larger discrepancies: larger z-scores Variability of scores More variability of scores: larger standard error Number of scores in the sample Larger n: smaller standard error Concerns about hypothesis testing-measuring effect size ● Significant effects are not always substantial ● Effect size measures the absolute magnitude of a treatment effort, independent of sample size ● We need to know if the difference is something meaningful T or F False: Increasing sample size will also increase the effect size True: Larger difference between sample and population mean increase effect size...