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Analyzing two paired variables

Introduction

If you ask the same question twice to the same respondent, or a similar question with the same options, the two variables are considered 'paired'. This is often used in a pre-, post test design, but also on surveys if you ask for example two questions on the same scale, about a similar topic.

With two nominal variables we could be interested to see if people changed their mind, with two ordinal if there is a difference, and also with two scale variables. With the unpaired versions it was more often about relation than about differences.

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Two variables paired

Introduction

Two nominal

Two ordinal

Two scale

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