Instructional Aid: Statistical Techniques for Comparing Mean Scores

Independent Samples tTest Use when comparing the mean scores of two groups of participants (e.g., the differences in income between men and women) Paired Samples t-Test Use when comparing the mean scores of one group of participants on two different occassions or under two different conditions (e.g., the preand post-test scores of students enrolled in a college prepatory math class) One-Way Analysis of Variance Use when comparing the mean scores of three or more groups of participations (e.g., the differences in happiness levels among low, medium, and high income earners)