Table 4: Paramedical tests overview.
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Test |
Test Purpose |
Assumptions |
1 |
Parametric Test Type |
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1.1 |
t-Test |
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1.1.1 |
One-Sample t-Test |
Tests whether there is a difference between the mean of a selected sample and the mean of a known or hypothesized pop ulation. |
Normally distributed data, interval or ratio scale, sample size generally > 30. |
1.1.2 |
Independent (Two-Sample) t-Test |
Make a comparison between the means of two independent groups to justify there is a big different. |
Normally distributed data in each group, equal variances (or use of Welch's correction if variances are unequal), independent samples. |
1.1.3 |
Paired Sample t-Test (Dependent t-Test) |
Make a comparison between the means of two related groups (e.g., the same group measured at two different times). |
Normally distributed differences, interval or ratio data, paired samples |
1.2 |
ANOVA |
It is an important statistical approach used to compare the means of data for three or more groups with the aim of determining whether these differences have a statistical explanation. |
Try to compares the means of more than two groups |
1.2.1 |
One-Way ANOVA |
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1.2.2 |
Two-Way ANOVA |
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1.2.3 |
Repeated Measures ANOVA |
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1.3 |
Pearson Correlation |
The Pearson correlation coefficient is widely used to measure the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two continuous variables and is therefore useful for biological researchers to evaluate all associations. |
Linearity, Continuous Data, Normality, Homogeneity of Variances |
1.4 |
Linear Regression |
It is a statistical approach that is considered one of the fundamental and widely used methods in biostatistics and is considered a very important method in analyzing and frameworking the relationship between the dependent and independent variables |
Linearity, Independence, Normality of Residuals, Homoscedasticity |
1.4.1 |
Simple |
One independent variable with one depended variable |
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1.4.2 |
Multiple |
One depended variable with more than one independent variables |