What Statistical Test Should I Use?

How many & what type of dependent variables?

One / Continuous

How many independent variables?

One

More than one

Categorical

Continuous

2 Categories

More than 2 Categories

Categorical

Continuous

Both

Different participants Same participants used in each category used in each category z

Different participants used in each category

Same participants used in each category

Different participants in each category

Same participants in each category

Both

Independent T test

Dependent T test

One way independent ANOVA

One way repeated Measures ANOVA

Independent factorial ANOVA / Multiple Regression Pearson Correlation or Regression

Factorial Mixed ANOVA Factorial Repeated Measures ANOVA Multiple Regression

Multiple Regression / ANCOVA

Mann Whitney Test

Wilcoxon Matched pairs Test

Kruskal Wallis Test

Friedman's ANOVA

Spearman Correlation or Kendall's Tau

Must meet Parametric assumptions

Doesn't have to meet Parametric assumptions

How many & what type of dependent variables?

One / Categorical

How many independent variables?

One

More than one

Categorical

Continuous

Categorical

Continuous

Both

Different participants in each category

Different participants in each category

Different participants in each category

Pearson Chi Square or Likelihood ratio

Logistic Regression or Biserial Correlation

Loglinear Analysis

Logistic Regression

How many & what type of dependent variables?

More than one. Has to be continuous

How many independent variables?

One

More than one

Categorical

Categorical

Both

Do data meet parametric assumptions? YES

MANOVA Source:Discovering Statistics Using SPSS 3rd Edition , Field, A <Highly recommended book

Factorial MANOVA www.venturesindatascience.blogspot.com

MANCOVA