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effect size

effect size Effect size is a statistical measure used in psychological research to describe how large a difference or effect is.

Effect size is a statistical measure used in psychological research to describe how large a difference or effect is. Some effect sizes summarize differences in average scores, while others reflect how much two whole distributions overlap, so the choice of index affects what aspect of the data is being described.