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AQA Psychology - Research Methods - Calculating the Sign Test

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Subtract the score in condition 1 from condition 2 for each participant. Use the critical value table (based on N, the total number of non-zero differences) to determine if the result is statistically significant.

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When would you use the Sign Test?

  • Nominal Data

  • Difference

  • Related design (matched pairs or repeated measures)

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When would you use the Sign Test?

  • Nominal Data

  • Difference

  • Related design (matched pairs or repeated measures)

How to calculate the Sign Test?

  • Subtract condition 2 to condition 1

  • Produces a sign of difference (represented by plus or minus)

  • The same sco...

For a Sign Test to be significant the critical value has to be….

Equal or less than the calculated value

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AQA Psychology - Research Methods - Calculating the Sign Test
TermDefinition

When would you use the Sign Test?

  • Nominal Data

  • Difference

  • Related design (matched pairs or repeated measures)

How to calculate the Sign Test?

  • Subtract condition 2 to condition 1

  • Produces a sign of difference (represented by plus or minus)

  • The same score should receive 0 and be disregarded and deducted from the total value (N)

  • The S value is the total number of the less frequent sign

For a Sign Test to be significant the critical value has to be….

Equal or less than the calculated value