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Quick check of difference in means using pooled standard errors
Not the most rigorous algorithm to obtain pooled standard erors, but ..
POOLED STANDARD ERRORS:
=SQRT(A1^2+A2^2)
where A1 and A2 are Excel cells that contain two standard errors.
Z will be:
Difference in means / pooled standard errors
Probability will be:
=1-NORMSDIST(O4)
where O4 here should reference to the Excel cell that contains Z.
Showing significant levels with *s based on z-value (2-tail test)
=IF(ABS($A1)>=3.29,"***",IF(ABS(A1)>=2.57,"**", IF(ABS(A1)>=1.96, "*", IF(ABS(A1)>=1.645,"~", IF(ABS(A1)<1.645,"
")))))
~ p <.10 * p <.05
** p <.01 *** p <.001
Showing significant levels with *s based on P-value (1 tail or 2
tail does not matter)
=IF(ABS($A1)<0.001,"***",IF(ABS($A1)<0.01,"**",IF(ABS($A1)<0.05,"*",IF(ABS($A1)<0.1,"~"))))
Effect Size Calculation (Jump to Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring)
http://www.cemcentre.org/renderpage.asp?linkID=30325017
I used their Excel sheet to get a pooled standard deviation. I
modified their table to show you how it can be done. CLICK HERE for the actual excel sheet.
| Group A |
Group
B |
pooled standard deviation |
| mean |
n |
SD |
mean |
n |
SD |
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| 1.6 |
54 |
0.72 |
1.6 |
56 |
0.66 |
=SQRT((C3^2*(B3-1)+F3^2*(E3-1))/(B3+E3-2)) |
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