


Most of the examples in this page will use a data file called hsb2, high schoolĪnd beyond. Ordinal or interval and whether they are normally distributed), see What is the difference betweenĬategorical, ordinal and interval variables? for more information on this. In deciding which test is appropriate to use, it is important toĬonsider the type of variables that you have (i.e., whether your variables are categorical, You can see the page Choosing theĬorrect Statistical Test for a table that shows an overview of when each test isĪppropriate to use. Section gives a brief description of the aim of the statistical test, when it is used, anĮxample showing the SPSS commands and SPSS (often abbreviated) output with a brief interpretation of the This page shows how to perform a number of statistical tests using SPSS.
