Improved HFACS on Human Factors of Construction Accidents: A China Perspective

Table 2

The category of statistical tests [41].

Goal	Type of data
	Measurement (from Gaussian population)	Rank, score, or measurement (from non-Gaussian population)	Binomial (two possible outcomes)	Survival time
Comparing three or more unmatched groups	One-way ANOVA	Kruskal–Wallis test	Chi-square test	Cox proportional hazards regression
Comparing three or more matched groups	Repeated-measures ANOVA	Friedman test	Cochran’s Q	Conditional proportional hazards regression
Testing association between two variables	Pearson correlation	Spearman correlation	Chi-square test
Predicting value from another measured variable	Simple linear regression			Predicting value from another measured variable
Predicting value from several measured or binomial variables	Multiple (non)linear regression		Multiple logistic regression	Cox proportional hazards regression