Bivariate Statistics with Categorical Variables

Abstract

In this part, we will discuss three types of bivariate statistics: first, an independent samples t-test measures if two groups of a continuous variable are different from one another; second, an f-test or ANOVA measures if several groups of one continuous variable are different from one another; third, a chi-square test gauges whether there are differences in a frequency table (i.e., two-by-two table or two-by-three table). Wherever possible we use money spent partying per week as the dependent variable. For the independent variables, we employ an appropriate explanatory variable from our sample survey.