Appendix FSelecting the Appropriate Inferential Test
Being able to select the appropriate inferential test for SPSS to run is one of the most important skills you can learn. Unfortunately, the way most statistics classes and statistics texts are set up, each statistical procedure is presented in isolation. There is rarely an opportunity to synthesize the information and understand when each test is appropriate.
This text contains a decision tree on the inside cover. However, novices sometimes have trouble using that tree because they do not understand the terms used. This appendix expands on the decision tree and provides a comprehensive way to determine which test to run.
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