{"id":13906,"date":"2021-03-05T14:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T05:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?p=13906"},"modified":"2021-05-04T05:55:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:55:32","slug":"how-to-apply-descriptive-statistics-for-the-ia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2021\/03\/05\/how-to-apply-descriptive-statistics-for-the-ia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mean, median or mode? How to apply descriptive statistics for the IA."},"content":{"rendered":"

Read carefully so you’ll know how to apply descriptive statistics for the IA PROPERLY! (Or watch the video explanation here<\/a>). I will freely admit, that I can’t explain it any clearer than what’s included on this excellent post on MyIB<\/a>. Perhaps the most value I can offer is to make people aware of this resource.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before we look at\u00a0what\u00a0<\/em>you have to do, it’s important to understand\u00a0why\u00a0<\/em>you’re doing it. You’ve conducted an experiment and now you want to see if there are differences between the conditions. This will suggest if there’s an effect of the IV on the DV or not.<\/p>\n

Quick Checklist<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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You can get a full IA checklist and more resources in our IA support packs available here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you haven’t started your descriptive statistics, skip to the next section. If you’ve already tried to apply descriptive statistics to your data, make sure you have the following in your report:<\/p>\n