Five statistical models for Likert-type experimental data on acceptability judgments

Abstract

A study of marginal change-of-state verbs in Russian. Asking what is experimental Likert-type scale data. What statistical tests are appropriate: Parametric vs. Non-parametric? Including experimental design and research questions, and 5 statistical models for collected data: ANOVA, ordinal logistic regression, regression mixed-effects model, regression tree & Random forests, classification tree & Random forests. Concluding with asking if these models are comparable, and which model is the most appropriate, informative, and user-friendly.