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Used in a very general sense, effect size is the quantitative measure of strength in a statistical relation (e.g. correlations, differences of means, etc.) and it is defined as such in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_size Wikipedia].
Used in a very general sense, effect size is the quantitative measure of strength in a statistical relation (e.g. correlations, differences of means, etc.) and it is defined as such in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_size Wikipedia].


In the literature, the wording "effect size" is mostly used in meta studies, where it refers to various techniques that allow combining multiple effect-sizes.
In the literature, the wording "effect size" is mostly used in meta studies, where it refers to various techniques that allow combining multiple effect-sizes. <ref name="Brand2011">{{Cite journal | author = Brand A, Bradley MT, Best LA, Stoica G | year = 2011 | title = Multiple trials may yield exaggerated effect size estimates | journal = [[The Journal of General Psychology]] | volume = 138 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–11 | doi=10.1080/00221309.2010.520360 | url = http://www.ipsychexpts.com/brand_et_al_(2011).pdf}}</ref>


== Tools ==
== Tools ==


* [http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/escalc/html/EffectSizeCalculator-Home.php Practical Meta-Analysis Effect Size Calculator]. This is an online tool developed by  David B. Wilson, Ph.D., George Mason University
* [http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/escalc/html/EffectSizeCalculator-Home.php Practical Meta-Analysis Effect Size Calculator]. This is an online tool developed by  David B. Wilson, Ph.D., George Mason University
== Bibliography ==
=== Citations ===
<references/>
=== More ===
* Ellis, Paul D. (2010). The Essential Guide to Effect Sizes: An Introduction to Statistical Power, Meta-Analysis and the Interpretation of Research Results. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
* Kelley, Ken; Preacher, Kristopher J. (2012). "On Effect Size". Psychological Methods 17 (2): 137–152. doi:10.1037/a0028086.
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Introduction

Used in a very general sense, effect size is the quantitative measure of strength in a statistical relation (e.g. correlations, differences of means, etc.) and it is defined as such in Wikipedia.

In the literature, the wording "effect size" is mostly used in meta studies, where it refers to various techniques that allow combining multiple effect-sizes. [1]

Tools

Bibliography

Citations

More

  • Ellis, Paul D. (2010). The Essential Guide to Effect Sizes: An Introduction to Statistical Power, Meta-Analysis and the Interpretation of Research Results. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  • Kelley, Ken; Preacher, Kristopher J. (2012). "On Effect Size". Psychological Methods 17 (2): 137–152. doi:10.1037/a0028086.