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Choosing a Statistical Test
Question | Answer |
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Describe one sample (Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | Frequency distribution. Sample mean. Min, Max, and Range, Percentiles, Sample SD |
Inference about one population (Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | One-sample t-test |
Compare two unmatched groups(Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | unpaired t-test |
Compare two matched groups(Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | Paired t-test |
Compare three or more matched groups(Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | One-way ANOVA, followed by multiple comparison tests |
Compare three or more matched groups(Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | Repeated Measures ANOVA, followed by multiple comparison tests |
Quantify association between two variables(Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | Pearson's correlation (R^2 close to 1 or 0?) |
Predict one variable from another(Continuous Data from Gaussian Distribution) | Linear regression. Nonlinear regression |
Describe one sample(Continuous Data from Unknown Distribution) | Frequency distribution. Sample Median. Min, max, range. Percentiles |
Compare two unmatched groups(Continuous Data from Unknown Distribution) | Mann-Whitney Test |
Compare two matched groups(Continuous Data from Unknown Distribution) | Wilcoxon's matched pairs test (matched pairs sign rank test) |
Describe one sample(Time to event data) | Kaplan-Meier survival curve. Median survival time. ** |
Inference about one population(Time to event data) | Confidence bands around survival curve. CI of median survival. ** |
Compare two unmatched groups (Time to event data) | CI of ratio of median survival time. CI of hazard ratio |
Describe one sample(Binomial Data) | Proportion |
Inference about one population(Binomial Data) | CI of proportion |
Compare two unmatched groups(Binomial Data) | Fisher's Exact Test |
Compare two matched groups (Binomial Data) | McNemar's test |
Compare 3 or more unmatched groups(Binomial Data) | Chi-square test |