Cohen's d for the mean difference (v1.

3)

Cohen's d with Confidence Interv

Enter sample sizes (N), means, standard deviations (SDs) and confidence level
into the green cells. Pink cells give Cohen's d, confidence intervals, and
interpretations
Std. Dev.1

N1

6.7

1.2

15

Mean 2

Std. Dev.2

N2

Mean
Difference

0.95
Pooled
Variance

0.70
Cohen's d

d lower
limit

1.20

z/2

0.05

1.96

1.00

d upper
limit

0.66
1.16
6
1
15
1.07
Interpreting the effect size. Handy guide - according to:
Cohen (1977) this is a:
Wolf (1986) this is a:
MODERATE +ve effect
PRACTICAL/CLINICAL +ve effe

0.80
d

Mean 1

Confid.
Level

1.40

0.60

.20 = small
0.40
.50 = moderate

.25 = educationally
significant

e.g., something was learnt

0.20

.80 = large

.50 = practically / clinically

significant

e.g., something really

changed

References
Cohen, J. (1977). Statistical power analysis for behavioral sciences (revised ed.). New York: Academic Press.
Wikipedia (2010). Effect size: Cohen's d. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_size#Cohen.27s_d
Wolf, F.M. (1986). Meta-analysis: Quantitative Methods for Research Synthesis. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

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