PSY-452: Experimental Psychology- Topic 6

PSY-452 – Experimental Psychology Topic 6 –Choosing the Correct Statistical Test Worksheet Directions: Review your chapter readings and the following resources found in Topic 6 Resources: Choosing the Right Statistical Test: Types and Examples and An Introduction to Statistics: Choosing the Correct Statistical Test, then walk through the tree diagram and answer the following questions. 1. What type of hypothesis are you testing – difference between groups or an association between variables? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. How many groups are you analyzing (1, 2, 3+)? _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What type of data are you analyzing (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio)? ____________________ 4. What type of design are you using (between-subjects experimental, within-subjects experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational)? ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Based on your proposed design, what type of statistical test (analysis) do you think will be appropriate and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________