{"id":5930,"date":"2026-10-07T20:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/hypothesis-test-selector\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:12:08","password":"","slug":"hypothesis-test-selector","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/hypothesis-test-selector\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypothesis Test Selector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From \u201cI think\u201d to \u201cthe data proves\u201d. This guide walks you from your data type to the right statistical test, and tells you how to read the p-value. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-video is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Tool video<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The short tool video will appear here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-3df73306c1b8189865f2f611b49cc465\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hypothesis-Test-Selector_Toolkit_EN.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-3df73306c1b8189865f2f611b49cc465\" style=\"max-width:100%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-hypothesis-test-selector-en\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"Hypothesis-Test-Selector_Toolkit_EN\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-hypothesis-test-selector-en\" style=\"width:100%;height:640px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Fskillagility.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FHypothesis-Test-Selector_Toolkit_EN.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"in-short\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hypothesis Test Selector in short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State H0 and H1.<\/strong> H0: the cause has no effect. H1: it does.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Check the data type.<\/strong> Continuous (time, weight) or discrete (pass\/fail, category)?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Name the comparison.<\/strong> Against a target, two groups, before\/after, three or more groups? Means, variation or proportions?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Check normality.<\/strong> Before a t-Test or ANOVA. Not normal? Use a non-parametric test.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Run and decide.<\/strong> p &lt; 0.05: reject H0, the cause is real. p \u2265 0.05: not proven.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-key is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Key points<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start from H0: no effect.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Data type and comparison pick the test.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>p &lt; 0.05: the cause is real.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Check normality before t-Test or ANOVA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ska-tk-related wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excel tool:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/B303_Hypothesis-Tests_EN.xlsx\" download>Hypothesis Tests (.xlsx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ska-tk-related wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related tools:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/scatter-plot-correlation\/\">Scatter Plot &amp; Correlation<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/pareto-analysis\/\">Pareto Analysis<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/analyze-tollgate-checklist\/\">Analyze Tollgate Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From \u201cI think\u201d to \u201cthe data proves\u201d. This guide walks you from your data type to the right statistical test, and tells you how to read the p-value. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in. 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