Pie charts level of data
Nominal level data
Line graphs type of data
Change over time
Histogram type of data
Continuous data
Bar chart type of data
Discrete data
5 Inferential statistics tests
Mann-Whitney U test Willcoxon Signed Ranked test Chi Square Binomial Sign test Spearman’s Rho
Independent x nominal
Chi-square
Independent x ordinal
Mann Whitney U
Repeated/matched x nominal
Binomial
Repeated/matched x ordinal
Wilcoxon signed ranked
Correlation x nominal
N/a
Correlation x ordinal
Spearman’s Rho
3 criteria for parametric tests
Interval/ratio level data
Curve of normal distribution
Similar variances
Standard level of significance
1 in 20
0.05
P> 0.05
Null hypothesis supported
Results down to chance
P
Alternative hypothesis supported
Results down to change in IV
P
Alternative hypothesis strongly supported
Probability of results being down to chance are less than/equal to 1 in 100
Type 1 errors
False positive
Alternative hypothesis mistakenly accepted
Type 2 errors
False negative
Alternative hypothesis mistakenly rejected
Positively skewed
Downhill
Negatively skewed
Uphill
OC
Is proportional to
~
Approximately
chi square calculated value
fo - fe
square it
divide by fe
chi square fo
fo = observed frequency (what the frequency was)