Is Y

Continuous?
2, or 2
levels of X?
Is X
1
paired
with X
2
?
Data Normal?
Note: X must be discrete
Chi Square, No test of variance
H
0
:
2
=0; Ha:
2
0
Yes
2 levels of X
ANOVA
H
0
:
1
=
2
=

3
=
...

n

H
a
: At least one

is different
HOV (Levenes Test)

H
0
:
2
1
=
2

2
=

2

3
=
...

2
n

H
a
: At least one

is different
One group vs.a target
One Sample t-Test,
H
0
: = Target
H
a
: Target
Test of Variance
H
0
:
2
= Target
H
a
:
2
Target
2 levels of X
Two Sample t-Test
H
0
:
1
=
2
; H
a
:
1

2

HOV (Levenes Test)

H
0
:
2
1
=
2
2
;

H
a
:
2
1

2
2

Note: 2
nd
X which we wish blocked
Paired t-Test, No test of variance
H
0
: Difference = 0; H
a
: Difference 0
No
No
Note: X must be discrete
Moods Median Test

H
0
: Median
1
= Median
2
=

Median
3
=
...
Median
n

H
a
: At least one Median

is different
Homogeneity of Variance (HOV) (Levenes
Test)

H
0
:
2
1
=
2
2
=

2

3
=
...

2
n

H
a
: At least one

is different
Yes
Start
End
End
Y compared to
constant or target?
Regression
Topics
Single X = Simple
Linear Regression
H
0
: b
0
=0; Ha: b
0
0
H
0
: b
1
=0; Ha: b
1
0
Multiple Xs =
Multiple Linear Regression
H
0
: b
0
=0; Ha: b
0
0
H
0
: b
1
=0; Ha: b
1
0
H
0
: b
2
=0; Ha: b
2
0
H
0
: b
n
=0; Ha: b
n
0
Yes
No
Yes
Rev: 12/6/01
Are Xs
Discrete?
Yes
No
No
Flowchart for Choosing a Hypothesis Test
Note: This chart shows only the tests in GE-DMAIC 2 manual.
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