the sign test

Question 1

minimum accepted level of probability

Answer 1

5% / 0/05
- if level is equal to or less than this then the results are significant, the IV did affect the DV or there is a significant correlation
- this means the hypothesis should be accepted and the null rejected, meaning we are 95% sure that the IV caused the change in the DV

Question 2

what do inferential statistics tell us

Answer 2

whether the result we have found is due to chance or down to the IV

Question 3

level of significance correlation

Answer 3

the more stringent (lower) the level of significance, the more significant the results are (less chance of error)

Question 4

intepreting results

Answer 4

p = probability that results are due to chance

so…

p<0.05 means that the probability that the result is due to chance is less than 5%