Choosing a Statistical Test

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used in psychology to determine whether a significant difference or correlation exists (and consequently, whether the null hypothesis should be rejected or retained)
statistical tests
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quantitative data can be classified into types or levels of measurement, such as nominal, ordinal and interval
levels of measurement
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test for an association (difference or correlation) between two variables or conditions. data should be nominal level using an unrelated (independent) design
chi-square
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test for a significant difference between two sets of scores. data should be at least ordinal level using unrelated design (repeated measures)
mann-whitney U test
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test for a significant difference between two sets of scores. data should be at least ordinal level using a related design (repeated measures)
wilcoxon
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test for correlation when data is at least ordinal level
spearman's rho
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parametric test for correlation when data is at interval level
pearson's r
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parametric test for difference between two sets of scores. data must be interval with a related design, i.e. repeated measures or matched pairs
related t-test
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parametric test for difference between two sets of scores. data must be interval with unrelated design, i.e. independent groups
unrelated t-test
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