Psychology A-Level
calculating the Sign test
What calculating the Sign test means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Subtract one condition from the other to find the sign of difference, discard zero differences to find the new N, and count the frequency of the less frequent sign to find the calculated value S.
Topics that use calculating the Sign test
- Handling data (AQA A-Level)
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