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title: Which statistical test should I use?
date: 2019-02-09 00:00:00
tags: stats
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Choosing a suitable statistical test depends on the design of the experiment, notably the number and the type of variables. Following are the guides (or rather cheat sheets) that I have gathered so far.

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## Parametric and non-parametric tests

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**Download:** [PDF](https://mega.nz/#!3F81WarB!9aBojWuS6S4_8azMSFdy5ug3UDqCt3UHCKFr77Wpkg0) | [DOCX](https://mega.nz/#!nB9zgCiA!hHHtI-MELou9xVq1dMpkJeE2edXogkP1kEnxE1gr-84)

## Flowchart

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**Download:** [PDF](https://mega.nz/#!Sc1V1SyY!7fNjEdFzqlYgWwjKW32HPWxJOHXT2Kv6UMGGSDcXfG0) | [PNG](https://mega.nz/#!2VljQADK!QFvsHsaVfMxVAc608HxdBPaS60oPfb3nz7kTNifboI8) | [VSDX](https://mega.nz/#!rJ91TCAK!UCteuqa2z04ZMwWz3aj3_yq2kdDEDP-CjmWjh0_9dh4)

## Table

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**Download:** [PDF](https://mega.nz/#!KN0jjaoS!cqr4sXCabLuD7jIs1GDGUuNrZP0okYRck24-V5QpS8U) | [DOCX](https://mega.nz/#!vV1TXaBb!Rq6x3--CRizMLCJFJ4wgADQmo-NPRMNERSIHeWSwW1o)

Credit: James D. Leeper, Ph.D. (University of Alabama) [(Source)](https://statranalysis.net/2015/07/27/choosing-the-correct-statistical-test/)