Overview

Analysis Strategy

Univariate Bivariate Multivariate

(One variable) (Two variables) (> 2 variables)

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Univariate
(One variable)

Continuous Categorical
Variable Variable

Central Variation Distribution Plots Frequencies Plots

Tendancy

Mean Variance Normal Histogram Counts Bar Graph

(Normality test)
Median Standard Uniform Box Plot Frequencies Pie Graph
Deviation
Mode Exponential Stem Plot Percentages Pareto
Range Graph
Dot Plot Odds
t-test Percentiles
(sign rank Line Chart z-test for
test) Interquartile proportion
Range Time Series (Binomial test)
Plot

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Bivariate
(Two variables X & Y)

Categorical Y Continuous Y Continuous Y

Categorical X Categorical X Continuous X

Y-2 Categories Y or X are Y-Normal Y-Normal Y and X Y or X

X-2 Categories > 2 categories X-2 Categories X>2 Categories Normal Non-normal

Y-Non-normal Y-Non-normal Scatter plot

Pearsons Pearsons X-2 Categories X>2 Categories Spearmans
Chi-square Chi-square Simple Correlation
2-Sample Wilcoxon One-way Kruskal- Linear
Fishers Mantel- Regression
Exact Haenszel t-test Rank-sum ANOVA Wallis Test

Paired- Wilcoxon Pearsons

McNemar's Correlation
Test Sample test Signed-rank
(related (related
samples) samples)

Y = Dependent, Outcome, or Response Variable; X = Independent variable, Explanatory variable

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Multivariate
(More than two variables)

Continuous Y Dichotomous Y Nominal Y Ordinal Y Y is Time Multivariate Y

> 2 Categories Survival Analysis

Multiple Logistic Multinomial Ordinal Repeated

Regression Regression Logistic Logistic Life Table Measures

Analysis of Discriminant Cox Proportional MANOVA

Variance Analysis Hazards Model
Factor
Analysis of Analysis
Covariance

Y = Dependent, Outcome, or Response Variable; X = Independent variable, Explanatory variable