Introduction-to-Statistics-and-Quantitative-Research-Methods

Statistical SignificanceWhat is statistical significance?• Statistically significant findings mean that the probability ofobtaining such findings by chance only is less than 5%.– findings would occur no more than 5 out of 100 times bychance alone.What if your study finds there is an effect?• You will need to measure how big the effect is, you can do thisby using a measure of association (odds ratio, relative risk,absolute risk, attributable risk etc.).