Completed Matrix
Variable 1 Quantitative Variable 2 Quantitative Statistical Research P Value
or or Test Question
Categorical? Categorical?
Age of mother Quantitative Drinker Categorical Two- Did the <.0001
when child is (continuous) type sample average
born (years) (nondrinker independent age of
or drinker) t-test mothers
vary by
drinking
status?
Education level Categorical Drinker Categorical Chi-square Did the <.0001
(>12 years or type test amount of
not) (nondrinker education
or drinker) received
vary by
mothers
who drank
and those
who did
not?
Intake of Categorical Smoked Categorical Chi-square Is there an <.0001
alcohol (drinker during test association
vs nondrinker) pregnancy between
(y/n) alcohol
intake and
smoking
during
pregnancy?
Pregnancy BMI Quantitative Drinker Categorical Two- Did BMI 0.469
(kg/mZ) (continuous) type sample differ
(nondrinker independent between
or drinker) t-test mothers
who drank
and those
who did
not?