The Greek Alphabet

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