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This video will show you how to choose the right table and explain how to enter your data into that table.</div></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>LENGTH</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">5 Minutes</div></div></div></div></div><div data-id="3Vgfktf8HkNnkMGT1eLCnR" class="wistia-block-detail" id="3Vgfktf8HkNnkMGT1eLCnR"><div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"><div class="cell medium-8 large-8"><div class="wistia-video-container"><div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_kz3d75c86t wistia-block-detail__embed videoFoam=true"></div></div></div><div class="cell medium-4 large-4"><h3 class="wistia-block-detail__title">When to Use the XY Data Table</h3><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>INSIDE THE VIDEO</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description"> Important analyses such as dose-response, nonlinear regression, simple logistic regression, and simple linear regression can only be run from an XY table. Learn more here.</div></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>LENGTH</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">4 Minutes</div></div></div></div></div><div data-id="NkeWN1oKA7pKT5hjYufbh" class="wistia-block-detail" id="NkeWN1oKA7pKT5hjYufbh"><div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"><div class="cell medium-8 large-8"><div class="wistia-video-container"><div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_cpuzrme4pp wistia-block-detail__embed videoFoam=true"></div></div></div><div class="cell medium-4 large-4"><h3 class="wistia-block-detail__title">When to Use the Column Data Table</h3><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>INSIDE THE VIDEO</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">If you have a single categorical variable with two or more groups and a numeric response, you need a Column data table. Watch this video to learn more.</div></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>LENGTH</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">4 Minutes</div></div></div></div></div><div data-id="K9AI3B8DQb7o2MOptrPHS" class="wistia-block-detail" id="K9AI3B8DQb7o2MOptrPHS"><div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"><div class="cell medium-8 large-8"><div class="wistia-video-container"><div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_w28kp9zi3l wistia-block-detail__embed videoFoam=true"></div></div></div><div class="cell medium-4 large-4"><h3 class="wistia-block-detail__title">When to Use the Grouped Data Table</h3><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>INSIDE THE VIDEO</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">If you have two categorical variables and a numeric response, you need a Grouped data table. Important analyses such as two-way and three-way ANOVA and multiple t tests can only be run from a Grouped table. Watch this video for more.</div></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>LENGTH</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">4 Minutes</div></div></div></div></div><div data-id="16SGcyL8CQlRoqwrashAwN" class="wistia-block-detail" id="16SGcyL8CQlRoqwrashAwN"><div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"><div class="cell medium-8 large-8"><div class="wistia-video-container"><div class="wistia_embed wistia_async_qbhmy9j3i7 wistia-block-detail__embed videoFoam=true"></div></div></div><div class="cell medium-4 large-4"><h3 class="wistia-block-detail__title">When to Use the Multiple Variables Data Table</h3><div class="wistia-block-detail__info"><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-title"><span>INSIDE THE VIDEO</span></div><div class="wistia-block-detail__info-description">If you have more than two numeric columns that you want to relate to each other, you need a Multiple Variables data table. 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