Independent Samples T-Test
Resource type
Book Section
Authors/contributors
- Ross, Amanda (Author)
- Willson, Victor L. (Author)
- Ross, Amanda (Editor)
- Willson, Victor L. (Editor)
Title
Independent Samples T-Test
Abstract
An independent samples t-test compares the means of two groups. The data are interval for the groups. There is not an assumption of normal distribution (if the distribution of one or both groups is really unusual, the t-test will not give good results with unequal sample sizes), but there is an assumption that the two standard deviations are equal. If the sample sizes are equal or very similar in size, even that assumption is not critical.
Book Title
Basic and Advanced Statistical Tests: Writing Results Sections and Creating Tables and Figures
Place
Rotterdam
Publisher
SensePublishers
Date
2017
Pages
13-16
Language
en
ISBN
978-94-6351-086-8
Accessed
21/09/2023, 15:18
Library Catalogue
Springer Link
Extra
Citation
Ross, A., & Willson, V. L. (2017). Independent Samples T-Test. In A. Ross & V. L. Willson (Eds.), Basic and Advanced Statistical Tests: Writing Results Sections and Creating Tables and Figures (pp. 13–16). SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-086-8_3
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