From η 2 to ω 2 : Adopt a Better Measure of Effect

Abstract

A cursory review of relevant research works published in the Journal of Nursing Education suggests that our community may unnecessarily rely on η 2 when reporting results of their ANOVA models. Although η 2 is convenient, the statistic possesses many limitations that warrant our community adopting a wider set of effect size statistics and practices to promote a valid science of nursing education. We specifically call attention in this article to ω 2 . [ J Nurs Educ . 2023;62(9):532–533.]