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Friedman Test- A Presentation
Friedman Test- A Presentation
Friedman Test- A Presentation
Wilcoxon Test
Things to remember:
1 dependent variable (ordinal, interval, or
  ratio)
1 independent variable with one group
  OR two “matched-pairs” groups
2 sets of scores from different occasions or
  conditions
   Ex. Condition 1: Pre-test
        Condition 2: Post-test
In SPSS:
Click Analyze Nonparametric Tests     2-
  Related Samples...

Similarities of Wilcoxon and Friedman Tests
  Both are non-parametric
  Both test the median between groups
  Both used in skewed distributions
  Both try to determine if subjects changed
  significantly across occasions/conditions.
Friedman Test
• Overview
• The Friedman Test is the non-parametric
  alternative to the one-way ANOVA with
  repeated measures. It is used to test for
  differences between groups when the
  dependent variable being measured is
  ordinal. It can also be used for continuous
  data that has violated the assumptions
  necessary to run the one-way ANOVA with
  repeated measures; for example, marked
  deviations from normality.
Assumptions
• One group that is measured on three or
  more different occasions.
• Group is a random sample from the
  population.
• One dependent variable that is either
  ordinal, interval or ratio
• Samples do NOT need to be normally
  distributed.
Differences of Wilcoxon and Friedman
 Wilcoxon assess participants on two
occasions, Friedman allows for the
analysis or assessment of two OR MORE
occasions/conditions.
 Wilcoxon’s parametric alternative is the
dependent t-test (paired samples t-
test), Friedman’s alternative is the one-
way repeated-measures ANOVA.
The Research Question
Do the employees’ medians on concern for job
    pay, job climate, and job security ratings
             differ in the population?

 What is the independent variable?
 What is the dependent variable?
 Are the participants measured repeatedly?
Friedman Test- A Presentation
Post-hoc Analysis
• If the result of the Friedman Test is significant (there is a
  significant difference between the occasions/conditions where
  the group was tested), you need to run post-hoc analysis
  which determines where the specific differences lie.

• This will be accomplished by using the Wilcoxon Signed-
  Rank Test (because it compares differences between two
  groups of the same subjects). Since we want to conduct
  multiple comparisons:

   1.   None to Classical
   2.   None to Dance
   3.   Classical to Dance
We need to use the Bonferroni adjustment to avoid a Type 1
   error. It is very easy to calculate.
The Bonferroni Adjustment
Steps:
  1. Take the significance level that you were
    using (ex. Alpha level .05) and divide it by the
    number of tests you are running, in our case,
    there are 3.
                   0.05/3 = 0.017
  Then, if the P value is larger than 0.017, then it
    is not significant, therefore, there is no
    significant difference between the three
    comparisons.
Friedman Test- A Presentation
How would you describe a
         parametric test?
• It compares means,

• It makes use of real values,

• It has a large number of observations – thirty or
  more observations. (observations are the values in
  the rows of your SPSS in “Data view”),

• Its samples are normally distributed. A normal
  distribution has the highest frequency at the
  middle of the curve in a graph.
What are non parametric tests?
• Non parametric tests are a comparison of
  medians.

• PLEASE OBSERVE THE NEXT SLIDE
  FOR AN ILLUSTRATION
Tests for non-parametric statistics are similar to the tests covered in
           AP stats, but each is slightly different. There are non-parametric
          tests which are similar to the parametric tests. The following table
                       shows how some of the tests match up.

Parametric Test        Goal for                     Non-Parametric           Goal for Non-
                       Parametric Test              Test                     Parametric Test

Two Sample T-Test      To see if two samples        Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test   To see if two samples
                       have identical population                             have identical
                       means                                                 population medians


One Sample T-Test      To test a hypothesis about   Wilcoxon Signed Ranks    To test a hypothesis
                       the mean of the              Test                     about the median of the
                       population a sample was                               population a sample was
                       taken from                                            taken from

Chi-Squared Test for   To see if a sample fits a    Kolmogorov-Smirnov       To see if a sample could
Goodness of Fit        theoretical distribution,    Test                     have come from a
                       such as the normal curve                              certain distribution


ANOVA                  To see if two or more        Kruskal-Wallis Test      To test if two or more
                       sample means are                                      sample medians are
                       significantly different                               significantly different
Kendall’s W
Kendall's W (also known as Kendall's
coefficient of concordance) is a non-
parametric statistic. It is a normalization
of the statistic of the Friedman test, and
can be used for assessing agreement
among raters. Kendall's W ranges from 0
(no agreement) to 1 (complete
agreement).
Suppose, for instance, that a number of people
have been asked to rank a list of political
concerns, from most important to least important.
Kendall's W can be calculated from these data.

      If the test statistic W is 1, then all the survey
respondents have been unanimous, and each
respondent has assigned the same order to the list of
concerns. If W is 0, then there is no overall trend of
agreement among the respondents, and their
responses may be regarded as essentially random.
Intermediate values of W indicate a greater or lesser
degree of unanimity among the various responses.
While tests using the standard
Pearson correlation coefficient
assume normally distributed values
and compare two sequences of
outcomes at a time, Kendall's W
makes no assumptions regarding the
nature of the probability distribution
and can handle any number of distinct
outcomes.
THE END
PSYCH 224 QUIZ
1. The following data on amount of food consumed (g) by eight rats after
   0, 24, and 72 hours of food deprivation appeared in the paper “The
   Relation Between Differences in Level of Food Deprivation and
   Dominance in Food Getting in the Rat”. Does the data indicate a
   difference in the true mean rank of food consumption for the three
   experimental conditions?
                Rat = 1 to 8; Food consumption (g) per hour = data in bold
      Hours
               1       2     3       4      5      6       7         8

     0        3.5    3.7    1.6     2.5   2.8     2.0      5.9   2.5
     24       5.9    8.1    8.1     8.6   8.1     5.9      9.5   7.9
     72       13.9   12.6   8.1     6.8   14.3    4.2     14.5   7.9

2.   Which test should you use and why?

3.   How strong is the relationship between the three experimental
conditions?

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Friedman Test- A Presentation

  • 5. Wilcoxon Test Things to remember: 1 dependent variable (ordinal, interval, or ratio) 1 independent variable with one group OR two “matched-pairs” groups 2 sets of scores from different occasions or conditions  Ex. Condition 1: Pre-test Condition 2: Post-test
  • 6. In SPSS: Click Analyze Nonparametric Tests 2- Related Samples... Similarities of Wilcoxon and Friedman Tests Both are non-parametric Both test the median between groups Both used in skewed distributions Both try to determine if subjects changed significantly across occasions/conditions.
  • 7. Friedman Test • Overview • The Friedman Test is the non-parametric alternative to the one-way ANOVA with repeated measures. It is used to test for differences between groups when the dependent variable being measured is ordinal. It can also be used for continuous data that has violated the assumptions necessary to run the one-way ANOVA with repeated measures; for example, marked deviations from normality.
  • 8. Assumptions • One group that is measured on three or more different occasions. • Group is a random sample from the population. • One dependent variable that is either ordinal, interval or ratio • Samples do NOT need to be normally distributed.
  • 9. Differences of Wilcoxon and Friedman Wilcoxon assess participants on two occasions, Friedman allows for the analysis or assessment of two OR MORE occasions/conditions. Wilcoxon’s parametric alternative is the dependent t-test (paired samples t- test), Friedman’s alternative is the one- way repeated-measures ANOVA.
  • 10. The Research Question Do the employees’ medians on concern for job pay, job climate, and job security ratings differ in the population? What is the independent variable? What is the dependent variable? Are the participants measured repeatedly?
  • 12. Post-hoc Analysis • If the result of the Friedman Test is significant (there is a significant difference between the occasions/conditions where the group was tested), you need to run post-hoc analysis which determines where the specific differences lie. • This will be accomplished by using the Wilcoxon Signed- Rank Test (because it compares differences between two groups of the same subjects). Since we want to conduct multiple comparisons: 1. None to Classical 2. None to Dance 3. Classical to Dance We need to use the Bonferroni adjustment to avoid a Type 1 error. It is very easy to calculate.
  • 13. The Bonferroni Adjustment Steps: 1. Take the significance level that you were using (ex. Alpha level .05) and divide it by the number of tests you are running, in our case, there are 3. 0.05/3 = 0.017 Then, if the P value is larger than 0.017, then it is not significant, therefore, there is no significant difference between the three comparisons.
  • 15. How would you describe a parametric test? • It compares means, • It makes use of real values, • It has a large number of observations – thirty or more observations. (observations are the values in the rows of your SPSS in “Data view”), • Its samples are normally distributed. A normal distribution has the highest frequency at the middle of the curve in a graph.
  • 16. What are non parametric tests? • Non parametric tests are a comparison of medians. • PLEASE OBSERVE THE NEXT SLIDE FOR AN ILLUSTRATION
  • 17. Tests for non-parametric statistics are similar to the tests covered in AP stats, but each is slightly different. There are non-parametric tests which are similar to the parametric tests. The following table shows how some of the tests match up. Parametric Test Goal for Non-Parametric Goal for Non- Parametric Test Test Parametric Test Two Sample T-Test To see if two samples Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test To see if two samples have identical population have identical means population medians One Sample T-Test To test a hypothesis about Wilcoxon Signed Ranks To test a hypothesis the mean of the Test about the median of the population a sample was population a sample was taken from taken from Chi-Squared Test for To see if a sample fits a Kolmogorov-Smirnov To see if a sample could Goodness of Fit theoretical distribution, Test have come from a such as the normal curve certain distribution ANOVA To see if two or more Kruskal-Wallis Test To test if two or more sample means are sample medians are significantly different significantly different
  • 19. Kendall's W (also known as Kendall's coefficient of concordance) is a non- parametric statistic. It is a normalization of the statistic of the Friedman test, and can be used for assessing agreement among raters. Kendall's W ranges from 0 (no agreement) to 1 (complete agreement).
  • 20. Suppose, for instance, that a number of people have been asked to rank a list of political concerns, from most important to least important. Kendall's W can be calculated from these data. If the test statistic W is 1, then all the survey respondents have been unanimous, and each respondent has assigned the same order to the list of concerns. If W is 0, then there is no overall trend of agreement among the respondents, and their responses may be regarded as essentially random. Intermediate values of W indicate a greater or lesser degree of unanimity among the various responses.
  • 21. While tests using the standard Pearson correlation coefficient assume normally distributed values and compare two sequences of outcomes at a time, Kendall's W makes no assumptions regarding the nature of the probability distribution and can handle any number of distinct outcomes.
  • 23. PSYCH 224 QUIZ 1. The following data on amount of food consumed (g) by eight rats after 0, 24, and 72 hours of food deprivation appeared in the paper “The Relation Between Differences in Level of Food Deprivation and Dominance in Food Getting in the Rat”. Does the data indicate a difference in the true mean rank of food consumption for the three experimental conditions? Rat = 1 to 8; Food consumption (g) per hour = data in bold Hours 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 3.5 3.7 1.6 2.5 2.8 2.0 5.9 2.5 24 5.9 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.1 5.9 9.5 7.9 72 13.9 12.6 8.1 6.8 14.3 4.2 14.5 7.9 2. Which test should you use and why? 3. How strong is the relationship between the three experimental conditions?