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Calculate Cohen's d and bias-corrected Hedges' g with 95% confidence intervals from group means and standard deviations, or from an independent-samples t statistic.
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| Hedges' g (bias-corrected) | 0.576 (95% CI 0.127 to 1.025)Use this for meta-analysis and small samples |
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| Cohen's d | 0.582 (95% CI 0.129 to 1.035) |
| Standard error of g | 0.2290 |
| Pooled standard deviation | 5.500 |
| Small-sample correction (J) | 0.9901 |
| Conventional size | mediumCohen's benchmarks: 0.2 small, 0.5 medium, 0.8 large |
Means and SDs, or a t statistic.
Mean, standard deviation and sample size for each group.
Hedges' g and its standard error are ready for a meta-analysis.
Cohen's d is the difference between two means divided by the pooled standard deviation. Hedges' g applies a small-sample correction, which matters when groups are small.
The Cochrane Handbook defines the standardised mean difference used in Cochrane reviews as Hedges' adjusted g, so it is the right choice for meta-analysis.
Cohen's conventional benchmarks are 0.2 small, 0.5 medium and 0.8 large, but what matters is the size of the effect in your field's context.
Hedges' g is preferred for small samples and meta-analysis; with large samples the two are almost identical.