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Component 2: Psychology Investigating Behaviour - research methods

Quick questions on Inferential statistics and test choice - Eduqas A-Level Psychology Component 2

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What is the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal or interval)?
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The five Eduqas tests are: binomial sign test (difference, related, nominal); Wilcoxon (difference, related, ordinal); Mann-Whitney U (difference, unrelated, ordinal); chi-square (difference/association, unrelated, nominal); and Spearman's rho (correlation, ordinal). :::
What is q1?
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State the conventional significance level in psychology and what it means. [2 marks]
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Name the test for a difference, with a repeated measures design and ordinal data. [1 mark]
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Explain the difference between a Type I and a Type II error. [2 marks]

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