| A: SMCV-based Criterion |
| Effect Type |
SMCV
(or SSMD) |
c+-probability
(or d+-probability) |
Cohen's d |
| Extra large positive effect |
[1.645,+∞] |
[0.95, 1] |
[2.324, + ∞] |
| Large positive effect |
[1, 1.645) |
[0.84, 0.95) |
[1.414, 2.326) |
| Medium large positive effect |
[0.5, 1) |
[0.7, 0.84) |
[0.707, 1.414] |
| Medium positive effect |
(0.25, 0.5) |
(0.60, 0.7) |
(0.354, 0.707) |
| Small positive effect |
(0, 0.25] |
(0.50, 0.60] |
(0, 0.354] |
| No effect |
0 |
0.50 |
0 |
| Small negative effect |
[-0.25, 0) |
[0.40, 0.50) |
[-0.354, 0) |
| Medium negative effect |
(-0.5, -0.25) |
(0.3, 0.40) |
(-0.707, -0.354) |
| Medium large negative effect |
(-1, -0.5] |
(0.16, 0.3] |
(-1.414, -0.707] |
| Large negative effect |
(-1.645, -1] |
(0.05, 0.16] |
(-2.326, -1.414] |
| Extra large negative effect |
[−∞,−1.645] |
[0, 0.05] |
[−∞ , -2.326] |
| B: Cohen's Criterion |
| Effect Type |
SSMD |
d+-probability or CL |
Cohen's d |
| Large positive effect |
0.5657 |
0.7142 |
0.8 |
| Medium positive effect |
0.3536 |
0.6382 |
0.5 |
| Small positive effect |
0.1414 |
0.5562 |
0.2 |
| Small negative effect |
-0.1414 |
0.4438 |
-0.2 |
| Medium negative effect |
-0.3536 |
0.3618 |
-0.5 |
| Large negative effect |
-0.5657 |
0.2858 |
-0.8 |
| C: Mclean's Criterion |
| Effect Type |
SSMD |
d+-probability or CL |
Cohen's d |
| Large positive effect |
(0.707, + ∞] |
(0.76, 1] |
(1, + ∞] |
| Moderate positive effect |
(0.354, 0.707] |
(0.64, 0.76] |
(0.5, 1] |
| Small positive effect |
(0, 0.354] |
(0.5, 0.64] |
(0, 0.5] |
| No effect |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Small negative effect |
[-0.3536, 0) |
[0.36, 0.5) |
[-0.5, 0) |
| Moderate negative effect |
[-0.707, -0.354) |
[0.24, 0.36) |
[-1, -0.5) |
| Large negative effect |
[−∞ , -0.707) |
[0, 0.24) |
[−∞ , -1) |
Note: CL denotes the common language effect size indicator in the 2-group case proposed by [21]. |
