4. Most statistical reporting (i.e. the numbers!) in
research is one of the following:
1. descriptive info
2. result of part of the formula used
3. result of the total formula
4. confidence (significance) level
Don’t panic!!
5. Statistical significance
is represented as “p”
p < .05 to be
“significant” Do not use the
word significant
to mean
important
EVER!
6. Which ones are significant and which ones are not significant?
Examples
p = .02
p = .43
p = .2
Do not use the
word significant
p = .008
to mean
important
EVER!
8. What’s going on with the numbers in this paragraph-
what are they telling you?
These numbers are descriptive. Remember that n
just means “number”. These numbers are
describing the subjects.
9. Read the paragraph carefully. Can you decipher it? What do the
numbers mean? (HINT: recall what ANOVA stands for…)
Don’t panic!!
10. ANOVA = analysis of variance
(a test to compare how mean scores vary from each
other)
df stands for “degrees of freedom” and is part of a formula (look for two
numbers separated by a comma)
This is the significance (p) number – notice that it is less than .05
This is something scary looking that Dr. McLain was nice enough not to
subject us to! It is part of a formula.
