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Steiger  \nDepartment of Psychology and Human Development Vanderbilt University  \nJames H. Steiger The Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test  \nIntroduction  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic Computing the Two-Sample t Building an R Routine  \nCon􀀌dence Intervals on the Mean Di􀀋erence Statistical Assumptions and Robustness Dealing with Assumption Violations  \nThe Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test  \n1 Introduction  \n 2 The 2-Sample Statistic  \n 3 Computing the Two-Sample t  \n The General Formula  \n The Equal-n Formula  \n 4 Building an R Routine  \n 5 Con􀀌dence Intervals on the Mean Di􀀋erence  \n 6 Statistical Assumptions and Robustness  \n Independence  \n Normality  \n Homogeneity of Variances  \n7 Dealing with Assumption Violations  \n Non-Normality  \nUnequal Variances  \nJames H. Steiger The Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test  \nIntroduction  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic Computing the Two-Sample t Building an R Routine  \nCon􀀌dence Intervals on the Mean Di􀀋erence Statistical Assumptions and Robustness Dealing with Assumption Violations  \nIntroduction  \n In previous lectures, we dealt with simplest kind of t statistic, the 1-sample t test for a single mean.  \n This test statistic is actually just the simplest special case of an entire class of test statistics.  \n In this lecture, we examine perhaps the best known of the t statistics, the 2-Sample Independent Sample t test for comparing the means of two groups.  \n Some of the things we learned about the 1-sample t will generalize directly to this new situation.  \nJames H. Steiger The Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test  \nIntroduction  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic Computing the Two-Sample t Building an R Routine  \nCon􀀌dence Intervals on the Mean Di􀀋erence Statistical Assumptions and Robustness Dealing with Assumption Violations  \nIntroduction  \n The 2-sample t test is used to assess whether two di􀀋erent populations have the same mean.  \n The most popular use for the test is in the context of the 2-group, Experimental-Control group design, in which a group of subjects is randomly divided into two groups, oneof which receives the experimental treatment, the other a control (often some kind of placebo) .  \n Let 􀀖 1 be the mean of the Experimental group, and 􀀖3 the mean of the control group. Then the statistical null hypothesis is  \nH0 : 􀀖 1 = 􀀖2  \n Notice that this hypothesis is true, if and only if  \n􀀖 1 􀀀 􀀖2 = 0, so in a sense it is a hypothesis about the mean di􀀋erence.      \nJames H. Steiger The Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test  \nIntroduction  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic Computing the Two-Sample t Building an R Routine  \nCon􀀌dence Intervals on the Mean Di􀀋erence Statistical Assumptions and Robustness Dealing with Assumption Violations  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic  \n We are interested in whether or not 􀀖 1 􀀀 􀀖 2 is equal to zero. So we take independent samples of size n 1 and n2 , and compute sample means M1 and M2 .  \n We then examine M1 􀀀 M2 and see if it is \\di􀀋erent enough from zero to be statistically signi􀀌cant.\"  \n But how do we do that?  \nJames H. Steiger The Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test  \nIntroduction  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic Computing the Two-Sample t Building an R Routine  \nCon􀀌dence Intervals on the Mean Di􀀋erence Statistical Assumptions and Robustness Dealing with Assumption Violations  \nThe 2-Sample Statistic A 2-Sample Z  \n Although the equations are more complicated, the basic  \nidea is the same.  \n The numerator includes two sample statistics, but  \nultimately reduces them to a single number, M1 􀀀 M2 .  \n We standardize the mean di􀀋erence M1 􀀀 M2 by  \nsubtracting its null-hypothesized mean, and dividing by its  \nstandard error.  \n It turns out that the standard error of M1 􀀀 M2 is given by  \nthe following formula  \n􀀛M1 􀀀M2 = s 􀀛n2","cbCaimRiefKPdFSf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimRiefKPdFSf","pdf",335605,49,"English","# Introduction\n## The 2-Sample Statistic\n## Computing the Two-Sample t\n## Computing the Two-Sample t: Standard Error and Z-Analog\n## Building an R Routine\n## Confidence Intervals on the Mean Difference\n## Statistical Assumptions and Robustness\n## Dealing with Assumption Violations","[{\"question\":\"What question does the two-sample independent samples t test answer?\",\"answer\":\"It assesses whether two different populations have the same mean by testing the mean difference against zero under the null hypothesis.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the null hypothesis expressed in this test?\",\"answer\":\"With experimental and control group means, the null hypothesis states that the means are equal, which is equivalent to setting the mean difference to zero.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are sample variances substituted when population variances are unknown?\",\"answer\":\"The method replaces unknown population variances with sample variances to compute a test statistic; this changes the distribution behavior, motivating the use of the t-based approach rather than a Z-statistic for small samples.\"}]","TwoSampleT - The Two-Sample Independent Sample t Test | PDF",1790781651,123]