Unpaired tests:
Normal distribution of the sample means? Test
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Yes -> Parametric test Independent samples t-test
t.test()
No -> Non-parametric test Wilcoxon
wilcox.test()
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Paired tests:
Normal distribution of mean of differences of the sample? Test
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Yes -> Parametric test Paired samples t-test
t.test(…,paired=TRUE)
No -> Non-parametric test Wilcoxon signed rank
wilcox.test(…, paired=TRUE)
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