Framework for Statistical Tests
Arranged by: Engr. Louie C. Juera, MBA
Adapted from Discovering Statistics by Andy Field
How may DV?
Type of
variable (DV)?
How many IV?
Type of
variable (IV)
If categorical,
how many
categories?
If categorical,
same or
different
participants?
Do data meet
the
assumption
for parametric
tests?
Yes
Independent t-test
No
Mann-Whitney test
Yes
Dependent t-test
No
Wilcoxon Matched pair test
Yes
One way ANOVA
No
Kruskal-Wallis Test
Yes
One Way Repeated Measures
ANOVA
No
Friedman's ANOVA
Yes
Pearson Correlation or
Regression
No
Spearman Correlation or
Kendall's Tau
Yes
Multiple Linear Regression
Different
Two
Same
Categorical
Different
More than two
Same
One
One
Continuous
Continuous
Two
Continuous