Chapter 7 Two Sample t-test Independent t-test

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Chapter 7 Two Sample t-test

Independent t-test

Hypothesis Testing Research hypothesis of relationship Statistical null hypothesis (Ho) Alternative hypothesis (H1) Obtain data Make decision based on probability

Independent t-test Example Boys/Girls Experimental/Control Active/Sedentary Smoker/Non-smoker

TWO groups ONLY INDEPENDENT

Null Hypothesis (Ho)

Women Men

Lo

Hi Men – Women = 0

Alternative Hypothesis (H1)

Men

Women

Lo

Hi Men – Women ≠ 0

Null Hypothesis DV

Control

Experimental

Anything Happening Here? DV

Control

Experimental

Anything Happening Here? DV

Control

Experimental

Independent t-test Example Are the means statistically significant? Girls’ N = 100

Is there a relationship between gender and curl-up scores?

Boys’ N = 100

M = 48.68

M = 63.37

S = 10.59

S = 10.02

t = 10.07 df = 198 p < .001 Critical t ≈1.96

SPSS Example Boys/Girls and PACER