ABSTRACT
One of the most difficult tasks for students conducting quantitative research is identifying the ap-
propriate statistical technique to utilize for a particular research question. Fortunately, if an accurate and
appropriate research question has been generated, the process of determining the statistical technique is
really quite simple. The primary factor that determines the statistical test students should use is the varia-
ble-more specifically, the type or scale of variables (categorical or quantitative) and the number of inde-
pendent and dependent variables, both of which influence the nature of the research question being posed.
To facilitate this identification process, we provide two decision-making tools so that the reader may select
whichever is more comfortable. The Table of Statistical Tests begins with the identification of the numbers
and scales of independent and dependent variables. In contrast, the Decision-Making Tree is organized
