How to Choose the Right Statistical Test: A Decision Flowchart for Beginners
The Question Every Researcher Dreads Picture this: your data is collected, your questionnaire responses are sitting in a spreadsheet, and you open your analysis software with excitement. Then you see it — a menu with dozens of tests: t-test, ANOVA, chi-square, correlation, regression, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon… and your brain freezes. You are not alone. Choosing the …