Analyses

Moses test of extreme reactions

Compare how spread out two groups are after trimming extremes.

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When to use it

Use the Moses test when you care about the range of scores in two groups, not the typical score. It trims a fraction of each group’s extremes and then compares the spans.

Assumptions

Exactly two groups. Each group needs at least two scores. Trim fraction starts at 0.05 and must sit between 0 and 0.25.

Running it in Tensr

Analyze → Nonparametric Tests → Moses. In chat: “Moses test of score by method.”
Group column must have two levels. Value column is the score.

Options

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Reading the output

The same two similar tutorial groups, asking whether one group has more extreme scores than the other.

Moses test of extreme reaction for score by group. Metrics: S statistic = 70; p-value = .500; Range ratio = 1.29; Range group 1 = 37.8; Range group 2 = 29.3.

The span after trimming is 70 and p = .500. The two groups do not differ in extreme reactions. That is the expected result for two samples drawn from the same spread.

Reporting (APA 7)

A Moses test of extreme reactions comparing score in groups A and B was not significant, S = 70, p = .500. The groups did not differ in spread.

Coming from SPSS

Analyze → Nonparametric Tests → Moses. SPSS prints a significance for the span. Tensr reports the span S, the p-value, and the two ranges.