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Glossary of Symbols
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Mean of a sample |
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| Y |
Any dependent variable |
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| F |
The F ratio |
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| Fe |
Expected frequency |
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| Fo |
Observed frequency |
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| Ho |
Null Hypothesis |
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| Ha |
Alternate Hypothesis |
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| N |
Number of cases in the population |
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| n |
Number of cases in the sample |
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| P |
Proportion |
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| p< |
Probability of a Type I error |
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| r |
Pearson's correlation coefficient |
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| r2 |
Coefficient of determination |
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| s |
Sample standard deviation |
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| s2 |
Sample variance |
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| X |
Any independent variable |
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| Xi |
Any
individual score |
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Alpha-- probability of Type I error |
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| µ |
Mean (mu) of a population |
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Population standard deviation |
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Population variance |
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"Summation of" |
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Chi-square statistic |
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Infinity |
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