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Paired sample t-test A paired sample t-test is used to compare two means where you have two samples in which observations in one sample can be paired with observations in the other sample. Instances, where this might occur, are: After and before observations on the same subjects (e.g. students’ symptomatic test results before and after … Continue reading “How to run & interpret repeated measures T-test in SPSS?”

Statistics, a scientific approach to investigating statistical data, is employed to determine associations among the phenomena to define, predict and control their occurrence. Factor analysis, known as dimension reduction technique helps to reduce the dimension creating new factors from the old ones by checking the correlations and eigenvalue.  Factor analysis is a helpful technique for … Continue reading “Spoiler alert ahead: Great tips for conducting factor analysis using SPSS”

Independent Sample T-test, popular among various statistical tests, which is used to develop statistical evidence for two populations average is significant or not. The Mann- Whitney U test is the non-parametric equivalent of the one-sample t-test. The Mann- Whitney U test is the alternative non-parametric test that is used when the assumptions of the selected … Continue reading “Exploring in detail Mann- Whitney U-test which is an alternative to Independent Sample T-test”

A dissertation is usually around 80,000 words. As a research candidate, you strive hard to stick to the word limit in your dissertation, lest you get penalised. Therefore, before beginning with your writing process, always create a rough framework of your dissertation and allocate a certain word limit to each of its respective sections. When … Continue reading “Quick tips to condense word count in your dissertation”

After having collected the data, the next stage is data analysis. But before you actually set out to collect the data, your research strategy should be ready.  This is because you must know  the data analysis technique to be used before your proceed for data collection. What statistical tests would be appropriate for your study … Continue reading “Dissertation Data Analysis – Dissertation India’s Guide to Statistics for Dissertation”