Difference between revisions of "The Greek Alphabet"
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| − | Directions on how to inserting Greek letters into your statistical analysis paper using Google Docs. | + | == Directions on how to inserting Greek letters into your statistical analysis paper using Google Docs.== |
| − | Step 1: Click on Insert | + | |
| − | Step 2 | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| − | Step 3 | + | |- |
| − | + | ! Step | |
| + | ! Action | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 1: | ||
| + | | Click on Insert | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 2 | ||
| + | | Scroll down and highlight to Special Characters | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 3 | ||
| + | | A window appears that reads insert special characters | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 4 | ||
| + | | The default window will read for Symbols and Arrow selection | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 5 | ||
| + | | Click on Symbols and scroll down to Other European Scripts | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 6 | ||
| + | | Click on Arrows and scroll down to Historic-Greek | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Step 7 | ||
| + | | Select the appropriate character | ||
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| + | ''contributed by Héctor Huertas'' | ||
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| + | == Note == | ||
| + | Pronunciation: In the US, Greek letters which names end in i may be pronounced either with a long-i sound, or (except for pi and chi) with a long-e sound. Thus, phi (f) can sound like the beginning of "final" or like "fee"; but pi (p) sounds like "pie" and never like "pea." The ch in chi sounds like the ch in "chemistry," and, among knowledgeable statisticians, are almost never pronounce like ch in "church." These conventions of pronunciation among US statisticians have little to do with authentic Greek pronunciation, either ancient or modern. | ||
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| + | ''contributed by Sandra Peña'' | ||
Latest revision as of 07:32, 20 April 2022
alpha: significance level
eta: effect size for analysis of variance
mu: mean
rho: (Spearman rho) rank correlation
SIGMA: sum
sigma: standard deviation
chi: (chi square) non-parametric inferential analysis for categorical data
contributed by Frank LaBanca, EdD
Directions on how to inserting Greek letters into your statistical analysis paper using Google Docs.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| Step 1: | Click on Insert |
| Step 2 | Scroll down and highlight to Special Characters |
| Step 3 | A window appears that reads insert special characters |
| Step 4 | The default window will read for Symbols and Arrow selection |
| Step 5 | Click on Symbols and scroll down to Other European Scripts |
| Step 6 | Click on Arrows and scroll down to Historic-Greek |
| Step 7 | Select the appropriate character |
contributed by Héctor Huertas
Note
Pronunciation: In the US, Greek letters which names end in i may be pronounced either with a long-i sound, or (except for pi and chi) with a long-e sound. Thus, phi (f) can sound like the beginning of "final" or like "fee"; but pi (p) sounds like "pie" and never like "pea." The ch in chi sounds like the ch in "chemistry," and, among knowledgeable statisticians, are almost never pronounce like ch in "church." These conventions of pronunciation among US statisticians have little to do with authentic Greek pronunciation, either ancient or modern.
contributed by Sandra Peña
