perform_continuous_test: Perform statistical tests for continuous variables

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Perform statistical tests for continuous variables

Description

Conducts hypothesis tests comparing continuous variables across groups. Supports t-tests, Wilcoxon tests, ANOVA, and Kruskal-Wallis tests with automatic selection based on number of groups.

Usage

perform_continuous_test(var_vec, grp_vec, test_type, stat_type)

Arguments

var_vec	Numeric vector of the continuous variable.
grp_vec	Factor or character vector defining groups.
test_type	Character string: "parametric", "nonparametric", or "auto".
stat_type	Character string indicating primary statistic being tested.

Value

Numeric p-value from the hypothesis test.

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