An initial path towards statistical analysis
Start here with your data! This is your first question.
Do you have several continuous variables without clear dependencies? (?)
Yes!
No!
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Contents
Univariate statistics
Does you data contain at least one categorical variable?
Yes, I have at least one categorical variable! (?) (?)
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Categorical variables
Chi-Square test
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Categorical and continuous data
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Does your data consist only of categorical variables?
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Does you categorical dependent variables have 1-2 factor levels?
t-test
Does you categorical dependent variables have more than 2 factor levels?
Analysis of Variance
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Dependent variable normally distributed
Type II Anova
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Dependent variable not normally distributed
Dependent variable is count data
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Dependent variable is 0/1 or proportions
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Type III Anova
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Dependent variable not normally distributed
Dependent variable is count data
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Dependent variable is 0/1 or proportions
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Are there random factor variables?
Random factors
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No, I have only continuous variables! (?) (?)
Continuous variables
Non dependent relations?
Correlations
Clear dependent relations
Regression models
Dependent variable normally distributed
Linear Regression
Dependent variable not normally distributed
Generalised linear model
Dependent variable is count data
Dependent variable is 0/1 or proportions
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Multivariate statistics
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Data is classified into groups
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CLuster analysis
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=Supervised classification
Unsupervised classification
Network analysis
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Bipartite
Tripartite
Ordinations
Linear based ordinations
Correspondance analysis
Is your dependent variable normally distributed?
Is your dependent variable not normally distributed?
Does your independent variable contain only 1 or 2 groups?
Does your independent variable contain more than 2 groups?
Is your dependent variable normally distributed?
Is your dependent variable not normally distributed?
Resterampe
[[At least one continuous and one categorical variable|
More than 2 groups
Analysis of Variance
Dependent variable normally distributed
INSERT TYPE II
INSERT RANDOM FACTOR
INSERT LMM
Dependent variable not normally distributed
Dependent variable is count data
Dependent variable is 0/1 or proportions
