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    How to calculate a t-test for independent samples using built-in Excel function. To know whether the difference is significant, we need the p-value, to know whether it is smaller than.05. This is given by the function TDIST, which you can find under Statistical.

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    How to calculate a t-test for independent samples using built-in Excel function. To know whether the difference is significant, we need the p-value, to know whether it is smaller than.05. This is given by the function TDIST, which you can find under Statistical.

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    6:Howtocalculateattestforindependentsamples

    AlthoughitistemptingtomakeanExcelfileincludingalltheauxiliarytablesyouneedtocalculatethevariancesofthetwo
    samples(seeMakingandauxiliarytableforcalculatingthestandarddeviation),wewilllimitourselvestoamuchsimplerversion
    makinguseofbuiltinExcelfunction.(However,nothingshouldpreventyoufrommakingthemoreextendedversion!)
    Startbyenteringthedata
    fromTable6.1(p.134)

    Firstwecalculatethe
    meanandvarianceofthe
    youngadults(seeHowto
    calculaterangeand
    standarddeviation).
    Thesehavetobe
    calculatedonthevalues
    incellsB1:B10.

    MarcBrysbaert
    www.palgrave.com/psychology/brysbaert
    BasicStatisticsforPsychologists5:Howtocalculateattestfromindependentsamples
    Palgrave,2011

    MarcBrysbaert
    www.palgrave.com/psychology/brysbaert
    BasicStatisticsforPsychologists5:Howtocalculateattestfromindependentsamples
    Palgrave,2011

    Nowwecalculatethet
    statistic.Recallthat

    t=

    M1 M 2
    .
    SD 1 SD 2
    +
    N1
    N2

    TranslatedtoExcelthis
    gives=(H3
    H6)/SQRT(H4/10+H7/10).

    MarcBrysbaert
    www.palgrave.com/psychology/brysbaert
    BasicStatisticsforPsychologists5:Howtocalculateattestfromindependentsamples
    Palgrave,2011

    Next,wedefinedf.Thisis
    N11+N21=18.(Youcan
    alsocalculatethis
    automatically,ofcourse).

    MarcBrysbaert
    www.palgrave.com/psychology/brysbaert
    BasicStatisticsforPsychologists5:Howtocalculateattestfromindependentsamples
    Palgrave,2011

    Finally,toknowwhether
    thedifferenceis
    significant,weneedthe
    pvalue,toknowwhether
    itissmallerthan.05.This
    isgivenbythefunction
    TDIST(whichyoucanfind
    underStatistical).

    Becausethefunction
    TDISTdoesnotworkfor
    negativetvalues,itis
    bettertoalwayscalculate
    thepvalueonthe
    absolutetstatistic(i.e.,
    usethefunctionABSin
    Excel).

    MarcBrysbaert
    www.palgrave.com/psychology/brysbaert
    BasicStatisticsforPsychologists5:Howtocalculateattestfromindependentsamples
    Palgrave,2011

    Nowyouhaveallyouneedforyourttest!

    Asacalculationcheck,
    youcancomparethep
    valueyouobtainedwith
    thevaluereturnedbythe
    builtinTTESTfunction
    (availableinStatistical):

    MarcBrysbaert
    www.palgrave.com/psychology/brysbaert
    BasicStatisticsforPsychologists5:Howtocalculateattestfromindependentsamples
    Palgrave,2011

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