This document discusses different methods for correlating and comparing data sets. It describes four types of correlation - Pearson, point-biserial, Spearman rank-order, and chi-square test of independence - that determine how variables relate. The Pearson correlation is used for interval/ratio scales, point-biserial for dichotomous and continuous variables, Spearman for ranked data, and chi-square for categorical frequencies. Methods for comparing means include t-tests for independent and dependent samples to analyze two groups, and ANOVA to analyze three or more groups.
4. ? Determines how one variables varies
relatively with the other.
? Causal relationship means that a change in
one variable affects the other variable.
5. ? Pearson Product-Moment Correlation
? Point-Biserial Correlation
? Spearman Rank-Order Correlation
? Chi-Square Test of Independence
7. When a variable in an interval or ratio
scale (e.g., achievement in
mathematics) is correlated with
naturally-occurring dichotomous
variable like gender (male or female).
8. When ranking attributes is more
meaningful than its interval or ratio
measures, such as in giving academic
honors, the participants are ranked
9. This test is utilized when correlating two data
sets expressed in frequency counts and when
the variables are categorical.
10. COMPARING TWO GROUP MEANS
- Before comparing two sets of data, the fact that data
may be independent or dependent must be considered.
- The purpose of comparing two group means is to know
whether they are statistically equal or different.
11. t-Test for Independent Samples
- To determine if there is a significant difference
between the means of two independent groups of
participant, the t-test for independent samples is
used.
12. - The t-Test must be used to confirm if there
exists a statistical difference
t-Test for Dependednt Samples or Paired Sample t-Test
- The t-Test for dependent samples and the t-Test for
independednt samples are used and interpreted in
the same manner.
13. - The only difference is that in the t-Test for
dependent samples, the two sets of data
compared come from the group of individuals
or research elements.
14. COMPARING THREE OR MORE GROUP
MEANS
- The F-test, commonly known as analysis of
variance (ANOVA), is used to compare three or
more means.
- It requires a further statistical analysis when a
significant F-value is calculated.