Degrees of Freedom & Variance
Formulas
t tests
Effect size
Confidence Intervals
100

Formula for degrees of freedom. 

What is df = n - 1?

100

Formula for sample variance. 

What is s2 = SS/(n-1) = SS/df?

100

The value that is expected for the t statistic when the null hypothesis is true. 

What is 0?

100

The effect size (small, medium, or large) for r2 = 0.12.

What is a medium effect size?

100

Confidence interval for: M = 9, t = 3, sM = 1.5.

What is 9+- 4.5? What is 4.5, 13.5?

200

The degrees of freedom for n = 86.

What is df = 85?

200

Formula for estimated standard error. 

What is s= square root of (s2 / n)?

200

required to assume a normal distribution. 

What is n = 30?

200

The effect size (small, medium, or large) for r= .24. 

What is a medium effect size?

200

Confidence interval. M = 16, t = 3.4, sM = 2. 

What is mu = 16 +- 3.4(2)? What is 9.2, 22.8?

300

True or false: As sample size and df increase, the t distribution more closely resembles a normal distribution. 

What is true?

300

Formula for estimated cohen's d.

What is (M - mu) / s?

300

Formula for the t statistic. 

What is t = (M - mu) / sM?

300

r2 effect size. t = -2.67, n = 8. 

What is r2 = .47?

300

Confidence interval. M = 86, t = 1.82, sM = 3. 

What is 86 +- 5.46? What is 80.54, 91.46?

400

Estimated standard error: n = 9, SS = 72. 

What is 1?

400

Formula for r2.

What is r2 = (t2) / (t2 + df)?

400

In this case, a t statistic should be used instead of a z-score. 

What is when the standard deviation is unknown?

400

Effect size for Cohen's d = .11.

What is a small effect size?

400

Confidence interval for M = 46, sM = 1.5. t = -2.306 and 2.306. 

What is mu = 46 - 3.459 and 46 + 3.459? What is 42.541, 49.459? 

500

n = 9, SS = 288. Compute the sample variance and the estimated standard error for the sample mean.

What is s= 36 and s=2?

500

Formula for confidence intervals. 

What is mu = M + t(sM) and mu = M - t(sM)?

500

t = 2.30. Two-tailed test with .05 alpha level. The sample has to be at least n = ____ to reject the null. 

What is n = 10?

500

Cohen'sd. population = 25, mu = 40. M = 44, s2 = 100.

What is .4?

500

90% confidence interval for mu. n = 4, M = 40, s2 = 16. 

What is mu = 40 +- 2.353(2)

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