Analysis of Paired Dichotomous Data: A Gentle Introduction to the McNemar Test in SPSS
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Purpose: The goal of this paper is to promote the use of McNemar Test among evaluators by providing a gentle introduction to the method.
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Data Collection and Analysis: Using data from 506 6th grade students’ responses to a pre-post science test; this contribution illustrates how to conduct McNemar Test in SPSS..
Findings: This contribution provides a non-technical introduction to McNemar test and illustrates its use in an applied research/evaluation context.
Keywords: McNemar Test; paired dichotomous data; Chi-square test; equality of proportions.
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