| vs |
Comparison design |
independent |
Independent observations |
Defined by the study design |
Independent comparison; confirm independence from the study design. |
| vs |
Variance assumption |
not applicable |
var_equal = FALSE |
Applies only to independent parametric continuous comparisons |
`var_equal` does not alter paired, categorical, ordinal, or rank-based routes. |
| vs |
Automatic test selection |
Chi-square test |
5.69 |
No expected count below 1 and no more than 20% below 5 |
Independent categorical outcome; expected cell count guidance was met (no expected count below 1 and no more than 20% below 5); selected Pearson chi-square test. |
| vs |
Expected cell counts |
guidance met |
5.69 |
No expected count below 1 and no more than 20% below 5 |
Fisher's exact test is selected automatically when expected-count guidance is not met. |