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If The Sig (2-Tailed) Value Is Greater Than 05

This document explains how to interpret results from a two-tailed statistical significance test. It states that if the Sig value is greater than 0.05, there is no statistically significant difference between two conditions. But if the Sig value is less than or equal to 0.05, there is a statistically significant difference that is likely due to the independent variable rather than chance. The example given shows a Sig value of 0.02, indicating a statistically significant difference in word recall between participants who consumed sugar and those who did not.

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If The Sig (2-Tailed) Value Is Greater Than 05

This document explains how to interpret results from a two-tailed statistical significance test. It states that if the Sig value is greater than 0.05, there is no statistically significant difference between two conditions. But if the Sig value is less than or equal to 0.05, there is a statistically significant difference that is likely due to the independent variable rather than chance. The example given shows a Sig value of 0.02, indicating a statistically significant difference in word recall between participants who consumed sugar and those who did not.

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If the Sig (2-Tailed) value is greater than 05…

You can conclude that there is no statistically significant difference between your two
conditions. You can conclude that the differences between condition Means are likely
due to chance and not likely due to the IV manipulation.

If the Sig (2-Tailed) value is less than or equal to .05…

You can conclude that there is a statistically significant difference between your two
conditions. You can conclude that the differences between condition Means are not
likely due to change and are probably due to the IV manipulation.

Our Example

The Sig. (2-Tailed) value in our example is 0.02. This value is less than .05.
Because of this, we can conclude that there is a statistically significant
difference between the mean number of words recalled for the sugar and no
sugar conditions. Since our Group Statistics box revealed that the Mean for
the sugar condition was greater than the Mean for the no sugar condition, we
can conclude that participants in the sugar condition were able to recall
significantly more words than participants in the no sugar condition.

When you put the three main components together, results look something
like this.

“An independent-samples t-test was conducted to compare memory for words


in sugar and no sugar conditions. There was a significant difference in the
scores for sugar (M=4.2, SD=1.3) and no sugar (M=2.2, SD=0.84) conditions;
t (8)=2.89, p = 0.20. These results suggest that sugar really does have an
effect on memory for words. Specifically, our results suggest that when
humans consume sugar, their memory for words increases.”

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