Assignment 5: T-Test

Instructions:
Complete this assignment by placing answers under each question. Discuss your answers in
detailed paragraphs using your own words. Do not just provide two or three sentences. Do not
copy word for word from your textbooks (Field and Salkind). You also need to cite and
reference your work so as not to lose points.

Total points: 20 (each question is worth 2 points)

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/11/567746569/could-probiotics-protect-
kids-from-a-downside-of-antibiotics
Read the article from the link above and use it to answer question 3;
1. When is an independent-samples t-test used?

2. What are assumptions, and why are they important?

3. What was the IV in the study described? The DV? Was the experiment between or within
subjects? Based on this information, what type of t-test do you think was used for
the data and why?
4. (a) In your own words, please tell me what a significant t-test finding will tell us about
the null hypothesis. What does it mean when you find a statistically significant
difference?

5. What will a non-significant finding tell us? Give an example.

6. How might the t-test for independent samples be used in the real world? Give practical
examples.

7. Why does it matter that there is homogeneity of variance when you want to use the
independent-samples t-test?

8. What are degrees of freedom used for?

9. If the direction of the difference between two groups is not specified, will you want to
use a one-tailed or a two-tailed test?
10. Write one multiple choice question on any material from Chapter 10. It is fine to include
an SPSS screenshot as part of your question if you want to. Include 4 possible answers
and also indicate which answer you believe to be correct.