🧭 40 · How to Choose the Right Statistical Test
How to use this page:
This is a map, not a single worked example. Find the section below that matches your research question, follow the rule to a specific test, then click through to its worked example. For an interactive version that asks you these same questions one at a time, use MindStat's built-in Test Advisor (linked at the bottom of this page).
1 · Comparing groups on a continuous outcome
2 · Relationships between variables
3 · Categorical / binary data
4 · Scale and measurement quality
5 · Checking assumptions before you test
6 · Planning a study and reporting effects
7 · Reading SPSS output and writing up results
🟢 Still not sure? MindStat's Test Advisor asks these same questions interactively and points you straight to the right panel.