interpret_cohens_d function

Interpret Standardized Differences

Interpret Standardized Differences

Interpretation of standardized differences using different sets of rules of thumb.

interpret_cohens_d(d, rules = "cohen1988", ...) interpret_hedges_g(g, rules = "cohen1988") interpret_glass_delta(delta, rules = "cohen1988")

Arguments

  • d, g, delta: Value or vector of effect size values.
  • rules: Can be "cohen1988" (default), "gignac2016", "sawilowsky2009", "lovakov2021" or a custom set of rules().
  • ...: Not directly used.

Rules

Rules apply to equally to positive and negative d (i.e., they are given as absolute values).

  • Cohen (1988) ("cohen1988"; default)

    • d \< 0.2 - Very small
    • 0.2 \<= d \< 0.5 - Small
    • 0.5 \<= d \< 0.8 - Medium
    • d \>= 0.8 - Large
  • Sawilowsky (2009) ("sawilowsky2009")

    • d \< 0.1 - Tiny
    • 0.1 \<= d \< 0.2 - Very small
    • 0.2 \<= d \< 0.5 - Small
    • 0.5 \<= d \< 0.8 - Medium
    • 0.8 \<= d \< 1.2 - Large
    • 1.2 \<= d \< 2 - Very large
    • d \>= 2 - Huge
  • Lovakov & Agadullina (2021) ("lovakov2021")

    • d \< 0.15 - Very small
    • 0.15 \<= d \< 0.36 - Small
    • 0.36 \<= d \< 0.65 - Medium
    • d \>= 0.65 - Large
  • Gignac & Szodorai (2016) ("gignac2016", based on the d_to_r() conversion, see interpret_r())

    • d \< 0.2 - Very small
    • 0.2 \<= d \< 0.41 - Small
    • 0.41 \<= d \< 0.63 - Moderate
    • d \>= 0.63 - Large

Examples

interpret_cohens_d(.02) interpret_cohens_d(c(.5, .02)) interpret_cohens_d(.3, rules = "lovakov2021")

References

  • Lovakov, A., & Agadullina, E. R. (2021). Empirically Derived Guidelines for Effect Size Interpretation in Social Psychology. European Journal of Social Psychology.
  • Gignac, G. E., & Szodorai, E. T. (2016). Effect size guidelines for individual differences researchers. Personality and individual differences, 102, 74-78.
  • Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd Ed.). New York: Routledge.
  • Sawilowsky, S. S. (2009). New effect size rules of thumb.
  • Maintainer: Mattan S. Ben-Shachar
  • License: MIT + file LICENSE
  • Last published: 2024-12-10