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🌳 Which Test Do I Use?

Answer a few questions and land on the right procedure every time.

Step 1 of 3

What kind of data are you working with?

Look at what the problem is asking you to measure or compare.
Step 2 of 3

How many groups or variables?

Are you comparing one proportion, two proportions, or working with a two-way table?
Step 3 of 3

What is the setup?

Step 2 of 3

What is the setup?

βœ… Your Test

1-Sample z-Test for a Proportion

Confidence interval: 1-PropZ Interval
Parameter
p (population proportion)
Hβ‚€
Hβ‚€: p = pβ‚€
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” random sample or randomly assigned
β€’ 10% β€” n < 10% of population
β€’ Large Counts β€” npβ‚€ β‰₯ 10 and n(1βˆ’pβ‚€) β‰₯ 10
Calculator: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 5: 1-PropZTest
Interval: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ A: 1-PropZInt
βœ… Your Test

2-Sample z-Test for Proportions

Confidence interval: 2-PropZ Interval
Parameter
p₁ βˆ’ pβ‚‚
Hβ‚€
Hβ‚€: p₁ = pβ‚‚
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” both groups randomly sampled/assigned
β€’ 10% β€” n₁ < 10% and nβ‚‚ < 10% of their populations
β€’ Large Counts β€” n₁p̂₁, n₁(1βˆ’p̂₁), nβ‚‚pΜ‚β‚‚, nβ‚‚(1βˆ’pΜ‚β‚‚) all β‰₯ 10
Calculator: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 6: 2-PropZTest
Interval: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ B: 2-PropZInt
βœ… Your Test

Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test

No confidence interval for chi-square tests.
Parameter
Distribution of one variable
df
categories βˆ’ 1
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” random sample
β€’ Large Counts β€” all expected counts β‰₯ 5
β€’ No 10% condition needed
Calculator: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ D: χ²GOF-Test
Enter observed in L1, expected in L2
βœ… Your Test

Chi-Square Test for Homogeneity

No confidence interval for chi-square tests.
Parameter
Distribution across groups
df
(rowsβˆ’1)(colsβˆ’1)
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” independent random samples from each group
β€’ Large Counts β€” all expected counts β‰₯ 5
Calculator: Enter counts in matrix [A]
2nd x⁻¹ (MATRIX) β†’ EDIT β†’ [A]
STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ C: χ²-Test
βœ… Your Test

Chi-Square Test for Independence

No confidence interval for chi-square tests.
Parameter
Association between 2 variables
df
(rowsβˆ’1)(colsβˆ’1)
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” one random sample from the population
β€’ Large Counts β€” all expected counts β‰₯ 5
Calculator: Enter counts in matrix [A]
2nd x⁻¹ (MATRIX) β†’ EDIT β†’ [A]
STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ C: χ²-Test
βœ… Your Test

1-Sample t-Test for a Mean

Confidence interval: T Interval
Parameter
ΞΌ (population mean)
Hβ‚€
Hβ‚€: ΞΌ = ΞΌβ‚€
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” random sample or randomly assigned
β€’ 10% β€” n < 10% of population
β€’ Normal/Large Sample β€” n β‰₯ 30, or population Normal, or graph looks roughly symmetric with no strong skew
Calculator: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 2: T-Test
Interval: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 8: TInterval
βœ… Your Test

2-Sample t-Test for Means

Confidence interval: 2-Sample T Interval
Parameter
μ₁ βˆ’ ΞΌβ‚‚
Hβ‚€
Hβ‚€: μ₁ = ΞΌβ‚‚
Conditions:
β€’ Random β€” both groups randomly sampled/assigned
β€’ 10% β€” both n < 10% of their populations
β€’ Normal/Large Sample β€” both groups meet the condition independently
Calculator: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 4: 2-SampTTest
Interval: STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 0: 2-SampTInt
βœ… Your Test

Paired t-Test for Means

Confidence interval: Paired T Interval
Parameter
ΞΌ_d (mean difference)
Hβ‚€
Hβ‚€: ΞΌ_d = 0
Key step: Compute the differences first (d = x₁ βˆ’ xβ‚‚), then treat as a 1-sample t-test on the differences.

Conditions: Random pairing, 10%, Normal/Large Sample β€” all applied to the differences.
Calculator: Enter differences in L1
STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ 2: T-Test (use L1)
Interval: 8: TInterval
βœ… Your Test

t-Test for Regression Slope

Confidence interval: LinReg T Interval for slope
Parameter
Ξ² (true slope)
Hβ‚€
Hβ‚€: Ξ² = 0
Conditions (LINER):
β€’ Linear β€” scatterplot looks linear
β€’ Independent β€” observations independent (10% if sampling)
β€’ Normal β€” residuals roughly Normal
β€’ Equal variance β€” residual plot has consistent spread
β€’ Random β€” random sample or assignment
Calculator: Enter x in L1, y in L2
STAT β†’ TESTS β†’ E: LinRegTTest