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    This document discusses how to conduct a sign test for inferential statistics. It is a 5 step process: 1) State the hypotheses, including a one-tailed operational hypothesis for an extra sensory perception experiment. 2) Record the data from pairs of trials with and without meditation and determine the positive or negative signs. 3) Find the critical value of N. 4) Decide whether to accept or reject the hypothesis based on whether the test statistic S is greater than, less than, or equal to the critical value. Then write a statement of the results.

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    This document discusses how to conduct a sign test for inferential statistics. It is a 5 step process: 1) State the hypotheses, including a one-tailed operational hypothesis for an extra sensory perception experiment. 2) Record the data from pairs of trials with and without meditation and determine the positive or negative signs. 3) Find the critical value of N. 4) Decide whether to accept or reject the hypothesis based on whether the test statistic S is greater than, less than, or equal to the critical value. Then write a statement of the results.

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    This document discusses how to conduct a sign test for inferential statistics. It is a 5 step process: 1) State the hypotheses, including a one-tailed operational hypothesis for an extra sensory perception experiment. 2) Record the data from pairs of trials with and without meditation and determine the positive or negative signs. 3) Find the critical value of N. 4) Decide whether to accept or reject the hypothesis based on whether the test statistic S is greater than, less than, or equal to the critical value. Then write a statement of the results.

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    Inferential statistics: The Sign Test

    Recap: Why do we use inferential tests?


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    What factors would determine use a sign test?


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    How do we do a sign test? There are 5 steps to follow……

    1) STATE THE HYPOTHESES


    a) Can you write a one tailed operationalised hypothesis for the Extra Sensory Perception
    experiment?
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    b) Null Hypothesis

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    Now carry out the experiment using a REPEATED MEASURES design
    Trial 1 Trial
    2-(meditation)
    Hit
    tally
    Miss
    tally

    2) RECORD THE DATA AND WORK OUT THE (+\-) SIGN.

    ESP ESP Differen +\-/=


    Trial 1 Trial 2 ce
    Pair 1
    Pair 2
    Pair 3
    Pair 4
    pair5
    Pair 6
    3) FIND THE CRITICAL (N) VALUE OF S

    4) Decide whether to accept or reject our hypothesis and write a statement


    of results (delete as appropriate)

    Our S value of ______ was bigger/smaller/equal to the critical value of


    ________. Where N =______. This means that our result is/is not significant.

    There is a 5%/95% possibility that the IV did not affect the DV.

    This means that we can accept/reject our


    experimental (one-tailed) hypothesis as
    the probability of our results being due
    to chance is high/low.
    So meditation does/does not give us
    Extra Sensory Perception.

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