I need help assessing which statistical method to use. I plan on using a likely scale (1-5 rating) for 3 topics (stress, difficulty, effort). However, these three scores are going to fall under 1 out of 3 other categories (type of interaction person goes through). So, subjects first pick a category (A,B, or C) then they give a 1-5 rating for levels of stress, difficulty, and effort.
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What would I use if comparing these results with 2 different groups?
I'd really appreciate your input as I have been put of practice for a long while.
Anyone?
what questions are you interested in asking and answering with this data?
>>9125226
chi-square test for independence between groups
>>9125272
Interested in the difference between 2 groups based on rating of the 3 characteristics per A,B,C situation.
>>9125482
i believe you'd need a mann whitney U test, applied three times (once for each topic). you have independent samples on an ordinal scale. a good resource: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5883796_Which_is_the_correct_statistical_test_to_use