eta squared

(symbol: η²) a measure of the amount of variance in a dependent variable that can be explained by one or more independent variables, as calculated in a variety of statistical procedures. In an analysis of variance, for example, eta squared is calculated as the sum of squares for the treatment (i.e., sum of squared differences between a group mean and the grand mean) divided by the total sum of squares. Eta squared is often used as an effect size measure.

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Psychology term of the day

December 7th 2024

perspectivism

n. a philosophical position in which it is assumed that there is no objective, context-independent truth. Perspectivism is sometimes applied to psychotherapy. [derived from the work of Friedrich Nietzsche]