Selecting Statistics  


Statistical Test

Standard deviation,

or coefficient of variation,

or range

Statistical Measure

(none)

Notes

Biased estimators

Standard Deviation: Hays, W. L. Statistics for the Social Sciences. Second edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1973. p. 238

Coefficient of Variation: Blalock, H. M., Jr. Social Statistics. Second edition, revised, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. p. 84

Range: McNemar, Q. Psychological Statistics. Fourth edition. New York: Wiley 1969. p. 19

Standard deviation:

SPSS: CONDESCRIPTIVE, FREQUENCIES

SAS: UNIVARIATE, MEANS

Coefficient of Variation:

SAS: UNIVARIATE, MEANS

Range:

SPSS: CONDESCRIPTIVE, FREQUENCIES

SAS: UNIVARIATE