MR × MR Analysis

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MR × MR Analysis is one of the statistical analyses applied automatically in MerQur. This page illustrates — on a Social, Humanities & Admin Sciences sample dataset — how the analysis is run, what the MerQur output looks like, and how the result is reported in APA 7 format.

🎯 What is it for?

MR × MR Analysis automatically performs all required assumption checks (normality, homogeneity of variance, etc.) for the relevant data type in the background and presents the results with a clear table + chart. Automatic interpretation in the APA 7 standard, effect sizes such as Cohen’s d/η²/R², and 95% confidence intervals are reported.

📌 When is it used?

Statistical analysis of measurements in the Social, Humanities & Admin Sciences domain
To produce APA 7-compatible result tables for academic publications
Hypothesis testing and decision-making processes
Undergraduate / master’s / PhD theses after the appropriate method has been selected

📐 Assumptions

Appropriate scale — Variables must be at the measurement level required by the analysis (nominal/ordinal/interval/ratio)
Independent observations — Observations must come from individuals independent of one another
Sufficient sample size — The minimum n requirement for the analysis must be met
Outlier check — Outliers must be detected and evaluated

If assumptions are violated, MerQur automatically suggests a non-parametric or robust alternative.

🛠 How to do it in MerQur

Load the data. Select the sample file from File → Open. MerQur auto-detects column types.

Select the analysis. From the left side select MR × MR Analysis.

Panel assignments (form fields in the program):

source_col1: ilgi
source_col2: kariyer
mc_metadata: None

Optional settings. Effect size ✓ · 95% confidence interval ✓ · Assumption checks (automatic).

▶ Run — click the button. Results are produced automatically as a table + chart.

📄 Export to Word. APA 7-formatted report with italic statistical symbols.

📊 Sample Dataset — Social, Humanities & Administrative Sciences

ℹ Note: The scenario, MerQur output and interpretation below were produced by actually running the real example dataset in MerQur. Numeric results on your own data will differ; the goal is to show how the analysis is set up and interpreted end-to-end.

🎬 Example File

This analysis is demonstrated on the following example dataset for Social, Humanities & Administrative Sciences:

Sosyal_Beseri/31_mr_mr.xlsx

🎬 Scenario

We cross-tabulate two multi-response questions (interest x career) against each other. For many-to-many co-occurrence, this is appropriate.

⚙️ Variable Selection

Variables: interest (coklu / multi)
Variables: career (coklu / multi)

Data Preview (First 5 Rows)

participant_id	interest	career
1	art, literature	engineer, teacher
2	science, sport	engineer
3	art	doctor, teacher
4	sport	teacher
5	science	engineer, artist, doctor, teacher

n = 180 · Columns: participant_id, interest, career

📈 MerQur Output

MR × MR ANALYSIS RESULT ───────────────────────────────────────────── Total cases n = 180 two multi-responses (interest x career) cross-tabulated

💬 Interpretation

We cross-tabulated two separate multi-response questions (interest areas x career goals) against each other. This is the most complex form of tabulation: on both axes a unit contributes to more than one cell. Multiple-response by multiple-response reveals many-to-many co-occurrences such as “which interest areas appear together with which career goals?”. In education/guidance it is used to examine the matching pattern of nested preference bundles (interest x career).

⚠ Common Mistakes

Misidentifying the data type (e.g., loading a categorical variable as numeric)
Skipping assumption checks and going straight to the p-value
Failing to report effect size — APA 7 requires both p and effect size
Failing to apply a Type I error correction (Bonferroni/Tukey) in multiple comparisons
Not switching to a non-parametric alternative when n is insufficient

📹 Video Walkthrough

Watch the video below for an end-to-end walkthrough of this analysis on a Social, Humanities & Admin Sciences file.

▶ MR × MR Analysis — video walkthrough

A complete end-to-end walkthrough of this analysis in MerQur, narrated on screen. Narration is in Turkish.

▶ Watch the video 📺 All videos

🔀 The same analysis in other disciplines:
🎓 Education Sciences · 🧪 Natural Sciences & Mathematics · 🏛 Architecture, Planning & Design · ⚙ Engineering · 🏥 Health Sciences · 🏃 Sport Sciences · 🌾 Agriculture, Forestry & Aquatic

📚 If You Used This Analysis, Cite MerQur

If you performed this analysis using MerQur in a scientific study, please use the citation below as part of your academic citation obligations (APA 7):

Örücü, Ö. K. (2026). MerQur: Integrated Academic Data Analysis & Reporting Platform [Computer software] (Version 1.0.0). https://doi.org/10.53463/merqur.2026001

For BibTeX, RIS, EndNote and the English citation form: all citation formats →

Sources:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Field, A. (2018). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics (5th ed.). Sage.
Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum.