Exploring relationships Flashcards
Tests of relationships
correlation, multiple regression, chi-square
Tests of difference
T-tests, analysis of variance
Independent variable
its value is independent of other variables in your study
Dependent variable
its value depends on changes in the independent variable
What is a relationship?
a significance between two variables
What is a difference?
tells you whether one answer is substantially different from another answer
Parametric statistics
are based on assumptions as it relies on statistical distribution
Non-parametric statistics
are not based on assumptions as they don’t rely on any distribution
Examples of parametric tests
correlation, ANOVA, T-tests
Examples of non-parametric tests
chi-square, analyse rank order or frequency