Calculate two-sample t-test and its P-value in Excel

This tutorial shows how you can calculate two-sample t-test and its p-value in Excel. This tutorial will include detailed examples and steps. Steps of Calculating two-sample t-test and p-value in Excel Step 1: Data used for t-test The following is the data used for t-test. The data are women and men’s attitudes toward a brand … Read more

Calculate Correlation Coefficient and P-value In Excel

This tutorial shows how you can calculate correlation coefficient and p-value in Excel. In particular, this tutorial will include data examples and calculation processes in Excel. Step 1: Data used for correlation analysis in Excel We are going to use the data used in another tutorial, namely temperature and iced coffee sales. We want to … Read more

Difference between Interval and Ratio Data

The main difference between interval and ratio data lies in the presence or absence of a meaningful zero point and the nature of the numerical values. Interval Data Interval data is a type of quantitative data where the intervals between values are equal and consistent. It has a numerical scale that represents the magnitude of … Read more

Likert Scales: Ordinal Data or Interval Data

Likert scales are widely used in surveys and questionnaires to assess respondents’ attitudes, opinions, or perceptions. However, there has been ongoing debate regarding whether Likert scales should be classified as ordinal data or interval data. This tutorial aims to explore the nature of Likert scales and provide insights into their appropriate treatment in statistical analysis. … Read more

Relationship between MSE and RSS

Formulas of MSE and RSS Residual Sum of Squares (RSS) is the numerator in the formula of Mean Squared Error (MSE). That is, RSS is part of MSE formula. where, \( n \) is the number of observations. \( \hat{y_i} \) is is estimated value. \( y_i \) is observed value. \( p \) is the is the number of … Read more

How to Read SPSS Files in R

You can use the read_sav() function from the haven library to read SPSS files in R. The syntax of the function is as follows. read_sav(“file_name.sav”) Step 1: Install haven library The first step is to install the library of “haven” into your local computer. install.packages(‘haven’) Step 2: Library it in R Studio As for other libraries, you need … Read more

Syntax for chi-square test in SPSS

In some situations, the syntax is easier than the visual menu to use in SPSS. This tutorial provides examples of syntax for chi-square test in SPSS. 2 Examples of Syntax for chi-square test in SPSS Example 1: One variable The first example is the one variable chi-square test. The following is example data for one … Read more

One Variable Chi-Square in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can do one variable chi-square in SPSS with detailed examples. The following shows two examples, one using Syntax and one using a menu interface. Examples of One Variable Chi-Square in SPSS Example 1 A school is offering 3 courses, and you would like to see whether the number of students … Read more

One Variable Chi-square: Definition, examples, and formula

This tutorial explains the definition of One Variable Chi-square, and provides examples for it. Two types of one variable chi-square There are two possible ways of using chi-square tests: Chi-square goodness of fit test: It tests the difference between the observed count values and the expected count values. (see discussion here.) Chi-square test of independence: … Read more

Logistic Regression in SPSS

This tutorial shows how you can do logistic regression in SPSS step by step. Logistic regression is a model testing the relationship between Y (which is a binary variable) and X (X can be more than one). logistic regression is also called logit regression. In this tutorial, we are going to use a dataset posted on the UCLA … Read more