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New Effect Size Rules of Thumb

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Sawilowsky, Shlomo S.·2009·Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

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Recommendations to expand Cohen’s (1988) rules of thumb for interpreting effect sizes are given to include very small, very large, and huge effect sizes. The reasons for the expansion, and implications for designing Monte Carlo studies, are discussed.

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  1. [1]1. Bridge, T. J. (2007). Deconstructing the comparative power of the independent samples t test vs the Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test for shift in location. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University.
  2. [13]13. Sawilowsky, S. S., Sawilowsky, J., & Grissom, R. J. (in press). Effect size. International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. NY: Springer.

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Authors
Sawilowsky, S. S.
Affiliations
Wayne State University (US)
Corresponding author
Sawilowsky, Shlomo S.
Venue
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Published
2009-11-01
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
597-599
ISSN
1538-9472 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1556779599
Cited by
3,254
References
16
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods (publishedVersion)
  • Human Biology (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Keywords
effect size, sample size determination

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