ABSTRACT

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate the application of power analysis. Using real examples from the published literature, it shows how the methods described in this book can be applied to simple statistical tests as well as to more complex experiments and field studies. In particular, it shows how the One-Stop F Table (Appendix B), together with the degrees of freedom tables presented in Appendices D and E, can be used to provide a range of useful information about the research and help in planning and interpreting research in the behavioral and social sciences.