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Two Sample T-Test Explained

A two sample t-test is used to analyze the difference between the means of two independent populations when the data cannot be paired or matched between the two samples. It assumes the populations have equal standard deviations. The pooled standard deviation is calculated as a weighted average of the individual sample standard deviations. A 95% confidence interval can then be determined for the true difference between the population means.

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Two Sample T-Test Explained

A two sample t-test is used to analyze the difference between the means of two independent populations when the data cannot be paired or matched between the two samples. It assumes the populations have equal standard deviations. The pooled standard deviation is calculated as a weighted average of the individual sample standard deviations. A 95% confidence interval can then be determined for the true difference between the population means.

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2 sample t-test

- Two sample problems


- Considered with questions to do with the difference between populations means for
2 independent, separate populations
- There is no meaningful way to pair/match the data of the 2 samples so we must
perform a two sample t-test

Calculating sp (the pooled standard deviation)


- Pooled standard deviation is a weighted average of the 2 sample standard deviations
- Used because we are assuming the two samples are from populations with the same
standard deviation sigma1=sigma2 (both samples are drawn from populations that
have equal -> assumptions)

95% confidence interval for mu1 mu2: 95% CI for average difference between 2
populations

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