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A growing collection of resources designed by the Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research for MSU, Mankato's scholarly community

Comparing Two Groups

Independent Samples T-Test Guide Sheet
Includes key assumptions, an example study design and research question, step-by-step instructions for SPSS, guidelines for interpreting outputs, and templates for reporting results in APA format

Video: T-Tests: When and How to Run Them
A 60-minute workshop on when and how to use both independent and dependent samples t-tests

T-Tests: When and How to Run Them
PowerPoint slides for the video above
T-Test Sample Data
Use this dataset to follow along with the SPSS demonstration in the video above
Mann-Whitney U Test
A non-parametric alternative to the independent samples t-test

Comparing Paired Data

Dependent Samples T-Test Guide Sheet
Includes key assumptions, an example study design and research question, step-by-step instructions for SPSS, guidelines for interpreting outputs, and templates for reporting results in APA format

Video: T-Tests: When and How to Run Them
A 60-minute workshop on when and how to use both independent and dependent samples t-tests

T-Test Sample Data
Use this dataset to follow along with the SPSS demonstration in the video above
Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
A non-parametric alternative to the dependent samples t-test

Comparing More Than Two Groups

One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Includes key assumptions, an example study design and research question, step-by-step instructions for SPSS, guidelines for interpreting outputs, and templates for reporting results in APA format

Testing Associations

Pearson Correlation
Includes key assumptions, an example study design and research question, step-by-step instructions for SPSS, guidelines for interpreting outputs, and templates for reporting results in APA format
Chi-Square Test of Independence
Includes key assumptions, an example study design and research question, step-by-step instructions for SPSS, guidelines for interpreting outputs, and templates for reporting results in APA format