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MRCPsych Part B - Al-Rashid Hospital > Choosing Statistical Test 1 > Flashcards

Choosing Statistical Test 1 Flashcards

1
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What must one ask when choosing a statistical test?

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What is being tested? Are we comparing different samples for a point estimate (mean, median, frequency) - category 1
or are we demonstrating associations and relationships? - category 2

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For category 1 questions, what must we ask?

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What is the nature of the point estimate - mean or proportional?
How many groups are being compared?
How many observations of similar nature are made in each subject - paired or unpaired (independent) observations?
Can we assume parametric distribution - is the data not continuous?

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3
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Statistical tests for means

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Parametric

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4
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Statistic test for means of one group

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One sample test

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5
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Statistical test for means of two unpaired groups

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Two sample test

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6
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Statistical test of means of two groups which are paired?

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Paired t test

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7
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Statistic test for means with more than 2 groups which are unpaired

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One way ANOVA

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8
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Statistical test for means of more than 2 groups which are paired

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MANOVA

Repeated measures ANOVA

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9
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Statistical test for medians

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Nonparametrical

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10
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Statistical test for medians of one group

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Sign test

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11
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Statistical test for medians for two groups which are unpaired

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Mann-Whitney U test

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12
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Statistical test for medians of two groups which are paired

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Wilcoxon rank sum test

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Statsistical test for medians of more than 2 groups which are unpaired

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Kurska-Wallis test

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14
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Statistical test for medians of more than 2 groups which are paired

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Friedman test

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15
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Statistical tests for proportions

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Categorical

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16
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Statistical tests for proportions of 2 groups which are unpaired

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Chi square test

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17
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Statistical test for proportions of two groups which are paired

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McNemar test

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18
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Statistical test for proportions of more than 2 groups which are unpaired

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Log-linear or logistic regression

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19
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What can parametric tests be used?

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If at least one variable is quantitative and normally distributed

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20
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Which parametric tests are used when comparing groups?

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T-tests

ANOVA

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21
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When are non-parametric tests used?

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When either both dependent and independent variables are qualitative (nominal or ordinal)
or when variables are quantitative but not normally distributed

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22
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What happens in nonparametric tests?

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Ranks are compared

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23
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What is the sign test?

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Non-parametric test that compares median of a sample to median of the population

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24
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What is the non-parametric equivalent of the one sample t test?

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Sign test

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25
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What is the Wilcoxon rank sum test used for?

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Comparing two paired observations in nonparametric fashion

26
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What is Wilcoxon ranks um test equivalent to?

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Paired t test

27
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What is Mann Whitney U test used for?

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Independent observations in two groups

28
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What is Kruskal-Wallis

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Non-parametric one-way ANOVA equivalent used for 3 or more groups

29
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Which statistical tests offer more robust analysis

A

Parametric

30
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Most commonly used method to transformation data from non-parametric to parametric?

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Log transformation
Square root transformation
Square transformation
Reciprocal transformation
Logit transformation
31
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For what type of results does log transformation yield a normal distribution?

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Right skew (positive)

32
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What is another name of normal distribution using log transformation?

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Lognormal curve

33
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What can log transformation for right skew (positive) results do?

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Yield normal distribution

Linearize a nonlinear correlation with upward shift

34
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What does square root transformation do?

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Normalise and linearize

Stabilize variation

35
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What is square root transformation used for?

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Normalising Poisson distributions

36
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What is reciprocal transformatino often used for?

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Analysis of survival rates

37
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What is logit transformation often used for?

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Distribution of proportions

38
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What does logit transformation do?

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Linearizes a sigmoid curve
CI may be difficult to interpret after transformation
Geometric mean values may get distorted

39
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What is chi square test commonly used for?

A

Comparing frequency counts or proportions

40
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What type of test is Chi squared?

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Non-parametric

41
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How does a Chi square test work?

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Contingency table is constructed

Rows and columns are mutually exclusive

42
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What is a contingency table?

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A table whose contents are in frequencies

43
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Classifications in contingency tests of chi square test

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Observed frequencies = real outcomes observed at conclusion of study
Expected frequencies = outcomes predicted if null hypothesis was true

44
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What is chi-square?

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Ratio of observed to expected frequency

45
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When is fisher exact test used in place of chi square?

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If expected cell frequencies in more than 20% of cells falls less than 5

46
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When is Yates correction used in chi square?

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If total sample is less than 100 of any cell value is less than 10

47
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When must chi square always be used?

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Only for original frequency counts and not percentages

48
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What is the chi square test for paired data?

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McNemars test

49
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What is the Mantel-Haenszel test?

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A form of chi square test where the influence of binary categorical variables on one dependent variable is tested

50
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What is log-linear analysis?

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Form of chi square test where log values of cell frequencies are employed

51
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When is log-linear analysis used?

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When more than 2 groups or variables are studied

52
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Questions to ask if using statistical tests for category 2 data

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How many dependent variables?
How many independent variables?
Are the variables categorical or continuous?

53
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Statistical tests for category 2 data

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Testing association

54
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Test used if one dependent & independent variable, testing correlation in continuous, parametric data

55
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Test used if one dependent & independent variable testing correlation in non-parametric data

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Spearmans

Kendall’s tau

56
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Test used if one independent & dependent variable testing regression in continuous data

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Simple linear regression

57
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Test used if one independent & dependent variable testing regression using categorical data

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Simple logistic regression

58
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Test used if one dependent variable and >1 independent variable testing regression in continuous data

A

Multiple linear regression

ANCOA

59
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Test used if one dependent variable and >1 independent variable testing regression in categorical data

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Multiple logistic regression

60
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Test used if 2 or more dependent variables and >1 independent variable testing regression with categorical data

61
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Test used if two or more dependent variable and >1 independent variable testing regression using continuous data

A

MANCOVA

Multivariate multiple regression

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