Activity No.

2
Problem for independent samples (t-test)
The following are the scores in spelling of 12 male and 12 female BSC
students.

Male (X1) Female (X2) (X1)2 (X2)2

14 12 196 144
18 9 324 81
17 11 289 121
16 5 256 25
4 10 16 100
14 3 196 9
12 7 144 49
10 2 100 4
9 6 81 36
17 13 289 169
15 16 225 256
7 7 49 49
∑X 1= 153 ∑ X 2 = 101 ∑ ¿¿ ) = 2165
1
2
∑ ¿¿ ) = 1043
2
2

Ss1 = 2165 – (153)2

12

2165 – 23409
12

2165 – 23409
Ss1 = 214. 25
 Ss2 = 1043 – (101)2
12

1043 – 10201
12

1043 – 850.08
Ss2 = 192. 92
X1 = 153
12
= 12.75

X2 = 101
12
= 8.42

= 0.003

I. Problem: Is there a significant difference between the performance of

the male and the female BSC students in spelling?
II. Hypothesis (Ho): There is no significant difference between the
performance of the male and the female BSC students in spelling
III. Level of significance: α = .05
df = n1 + n2 -2
= 12 +12 -2
= 22
t.05 = 2.074 (see the table for critical value of
t distribution. 2-tail)
IV. Decision Rule: If the computed t value is greater than the critical value
reject the null hypothesis (Ho).

V. Conclusion: Since the calculated value of 0.003 is lower than the t-critical/ value of
2. 074 at . 05 level of significance with 22 degrees of freedom the null hypothesis is
retained, which means that there is no significant difference between the scores of
male and female in spelling.