Statistics

IGNOU - Reference Books - MAPC - 1st Year

The reference books, suggested by IGNOU MAPC academic counselors at Jesus and Mary college, New Delhi are listed below: General books: Psychology b…

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IGNOU - Exam Question Paper Pattern for MPC006 - Statistics in Psychology

Exam Question Pattern for IGNOU MAPC MPC006 Statistics in Psychology to help you know the most important blocks, chapters and topics. Good Luck!

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Chi Square Method - Numerical

The numerical below is an example of calculations carried out in the Chi Square Method. This approach can be extended to similar cases by replacing the …

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IGNOU - Solved Assignment - MPC006 - Full version

IGNOU Solved Assignments, SuperNotes & Solved Question Papers for MAPC - MPC006 Statistics in Psychology FREE of cost!

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Linear Regression - Derivation of Equations - Numerical

The numerical below is an example of the process of deriving the Linear Regression Equations. This approach can be extended to similar cases by replacin…

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Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation- Numerical

The numerical below is an example of the process of performing the performing the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Analysis. This approach can be ex…

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Mann-Whitney U Test - Numerical

The numerical below is an example of the process of performing the Mann-Whitney U Test. This approach can be extended to similar cases by replacing the …

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Analysis of Variance - ANOVA - Numerical

The steps below explain the process of calculation of ANOVA. The general logic of analysis of variance is the same as that of significance tests.

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Level of Significance

The level of significance, α, specifies how rare the sample result must be in order to reject H0 as untenable. It is a probability (typically .05, .01, …

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Hypothesis

" A hypothesis is a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables. A hypothesis is a specific, testable prediction about…

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The Procedure of ANOVA

The steps below explain the procedure of Anova. The general logic of analysis of variance is the same as that of significance tests. That is, you assume…

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Measures of Central Tendency - with Examples

Central tendency refers to the descriptive statistic that best represents the center of a data set, the particular value that all the other data seem to…

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Normal Probability Curve (Normal Distribution)

The normal curve offers a convenient and reasonably accurate description of a great number of variables. It also describes the distribution of many stat…

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Wilcoxon Test

One of the best ways to improve power is by employing repeated measures or matching, and such designs can be analyzed with nonparametric methods. A usef…

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Scatter Plot

Scatterplot is arguably the most informative device for illustrating a bivariate distribution and visually assess correlation between two variables...

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Variance

The variance, denoted with the symbol S2, is the mean of the squared deviation scores. Because the variance is responsive to the value of each score in …

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Degree of Freedom

The concept of degrees of freedom is central to the principle of estimating statistics of populations from samples of them. ""Degrees of freed…

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Point Biserial Correlation

It is a special case of correlation in which one of the variables has only two possible values, and these values represent different groups. For instanc…

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Type 1 Error

The decision to reject or retain H0 depends on the announced level of significance, α. α is a statement of risk that the researcher is willing to assume…

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Point Estimation

A point estimate is a single value—a “point""—taken from a sample and used to estimate the corresponding parameter in the population. A statis…

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