Choosing the appropriate statistical analysis

Pearson
correlation
Spearman
correlation
Regression
analysis
One-
sample t-
test
Independent
t-test
Dependen
t t-test
Mann-
Whitney
test
Wilcoxon
signed-
rank test
Chi-square
test
Measurement
leel
dependent
Metric
(normal)
Ordinal
Metric (non
normal)
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Ordinal
Metric (non
normal)
Ordinal
Metric (non
normal)
Nominal
Measurement
leel
independent
Metric
(normal)
Ordinal or
Metric
Metric
(normal)
Categorical
2 groups
Categorical
2 groups
Categorical
2 groups
Categorical
2 groups
Nominal
2 or more
groups
Research
design
Between-
group
Within-
group
Between-
group
Within-
group
Between-
group
!um"er o#
independent
aria"les
1 or more 1 1 1 1 1
What does the
analysis test$
Relation
between 2
metric
ariables
Relation
between 2
ariables
Causal
relationship
Compare
means to a
predetermin
ed alue
!i"erence in
means
!i"erence
in means
!i"erence in
ran#s
!i"erence in
ran#s
Relation
between 2
nominal
ariables
One-%ay
&!O'&
One-%ay
repeated
measures
&!O'&
Independent
#actorial
&!O'&
(actorial
repeated
measures
&!O'&
(actorial
mixed &!O'&
)ruskal-
Wallis toets
(riedman*s
&!O'&
Measurement
leel
dependent
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Metric
(normal)
Ordinal
Metric (non
normal)
Ordinal
Metric (non
normal)
Measurement
leel
independent
Categorical
$ or more
groups
Categorical
$ or more
groups
Categorical
2 or more
groups %or
each
independent
Categorical
2 or more
groups %or
each
independent
Categorical
2 or more
groups %or
each
independent
Categorical
$ or more
groups
Categorical
$ or more
groups
Research
design Between-group Within-group Between-group Within-group
Combination o%
between- and
within-group
Between-group Within-group
!um"er o#
independent
aria"les
1 1 2 or more 2 or more 2 or more 1 1
What does
the analysis
test$
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means
!i"erence in
means
!i"erence in
means
!i"erence in
means
!i"erence in
means
!i"erence in
ran#s
!i"erence in
ran#s