To Prepare Review the lead-in for the Discussion and this week’s Learning Resources. Pay particular attention to the levels of measurement (categorical or metric) associated with variables in differe

Statistical Analysis Decision Table Basic Statistical Analysis Variable 1 Variable 2 Statistical Analysis Sa mple Research Question Mean Difference Categorical with 2 -levels Metric Independent Samples t Test Is there a difference in attitudes towards weight gain between men and women? Categorical with 2 or more levels Metric One -Way ANOVA Is there a differe nce in critical thinking scores among psychology, health sciences, and information technology students? Metric Metric on same scale as Variable 1 Paired Samples t Test Is there a difference in pre - and post -test critical thinking scores among students wh o completed a course on critical thinking? Correlation Metric Metric Correlation or Bivariate Regression Is there a relationship between number of hours spent studying and grade point average (GPA)? Metric Multiple metric variables Multiple Linear Re gression Are childhood trauma frequency, severity, and age of initial trauma predictors of post - traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Association Categorical with 2 or more levels Categorical with 2 or more levels Chi Square Test of Independence (Crosstabs in IBM SPSS) Is there a relationship between gender (male or female) and political affiliation (republican, democrat, independent )?