Basic Statistical Test Flow Chart

Geo 441: Quantitative Methods

Group Comparison and Association Variance known 1 Sample z Test

One group

Variance unknown 1 Sample t Test

2 Sample (Independent) t Test
Not Significant for equal variances
Non-paired data F Test
Significant 2 Sample Welch’s t Test
Compare two groups
for unequal variances
Paired data Paired Sample t Test

Not Significant 1- Way Multiple Comparison

Hartley AOV (post hoc) Tests
Normal One level Test
Significant Kruskal-Wallis H Test
Not Significant 2-Way Multiple Comparison
Compare more than Hartley AOV
More than one level (post hoc) Tests
two groups Test
Interval or Significant STOP
Normality Test
Ratio Data Not Significant Nested Multiple Comparison
Hierarchical levels Hartley AOV (post hoc) Tests
Test
Significant STOP
Association between
two groups Pearson’s Correlation

One group Wilcoxon 1-Sample Median Test

Non-paired data Mann-Whitney U Test

Compare two groups

Non-Normal
Paired data Wilcoxon Paired-Sample Test

Compare more than

two groups Kruskal-Wallis H Test Multiple Comparison
(post hoc) Tests

Association between
Spearman’s Ranked Correlation
two groups
Statistical Test Flow Chart
Geo 441: Quantitative Methods
Part B - Group Comparison II Variance known 1 Sample z Test

One group

Variance unknown 1 Sample t Test

2 Sample (Independent) t Test
for equal variances
Non-paired data F Test
2 Sample (Independent) t Test
Compare two groups
for unequal variances
Paired data Paired Sample t Test

Normal One level 1- Way AOV Multiple Comaprison (post hoc) Test

Compare more than 2-Way AOV Multiple Comaprison (post hoc) Test
two groups Most than one level
Ordinal or
Nominal Data
Hierarchical levels Nested AOV Multiple Comaprison (post hoc) Test

Association between
two groups Pearson’s Correlation

One group Wilcoxon 1-Sample Median Test

Compare two groups Mann-Whitney U Test

Non-Normal

Compare more than

two groups Kruskal-Wallis H Test

Association between
Spearman’s Ranked Correlation
two groups