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Calculators

Run a test on numbers you already have. Each one names the paper its formula comes from, and links to the page explaining when it is the wrong tool.
Before you collect data
§0.1Sample size & power
Describe your data
§1.1Descriptive summary
Compare two groups
§2.1Chi-square (2×2, Yates)§2.2Fisher's exact (2×2)§2.3Independent t-test (Welch)§2.4Mann–Whitney U§2.5Paired t-test§2.6Wilcoxon signed-rank§2.7Pearson correlation§2.8Spearman correlation§2.9Treatment 2×2 — RR, OR, NNT
Compare 3+ groups
§3.1One-way ANOVA§3.2Kruskal–Wallis
Adjust for confounding
§4.1Multivariable analysis — guided
Time-to-event
§5.1Kaplan–Meier & log-rank
Evaluate a test
§6.1Diagnostic 2×2 — Sens, Spec, Youden
Agreement & reliability
§7.1Cohen's κ (agreement)§7.2Bland–Altman (method comparison)