Lecture 16 Flashcards
1
Q
What is confirmatory research used for?
A
Used to refine a theory
2
Q
What kind of research is exploratory?
A
Inductive / bottom up
Observation -> observe pattern -> tentative hypothesis -> possible theory
3
Q
What is the effect of outliers?
A
- Skew means
- Distort variance / standard deviations
4
Q
What does a smaller than alpha level p value mean on ANOVA?
A
That the difference in means is not due to chance -> reject the nullH
5
Q
What is the effect of more stats tests on data?
A
Increases the likelihood of making an error about findings
->which is why we use ANOVA
6
Q
What does F represent?
A
How much more is score variation due to manipulation vs variation due to uncontrolled variables. It is a ratio
7
Q
What does the alpha / beta represent?
A
How conformable we are with being wrong
