Describe “T-shirt” model of effect sizes and discuss the situations in which it may be used.

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Ans: Cohen’s so-called T-shirt model of effect sizes states that ? values of .2, .5, and .8 are small, medium, and large, respectively. This categorization scheme was not intended to be universally applicable, nor was it derived from serious statistical analysis. There is no reason that ? = .5 should be consider a medium effect size in all research domains. For example, ? = .5 might be considered small in neuroscience, or large in certain clinical settings. Therefore, one cannot make a judgment about the size of an effect independent of the research context. In fact, Cohen (1988) suggested that these guidelines should be employed for power analysis when no better guidance is available.

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