BIVARIATE STATISTICAL TREATMENT

 t-test – used in experimental research

 linear correlation – used for descriptive and experimental research
 z-test – used for descriptive research

Research Problem: Is there a significant difference on the mean catch of squid using horizontal and
vertical fishing for 21 days operation?

The appropriate statistical tool is t-test. Consider the formula:

x 1−x 2
t=

√
2 2
SD 1 SD 2
+
N1 N 2
where, x 1 stands for the mean of the first variable (horizontal fishing); x 2, mean of the second variable
(vertical fishing); SD 1, variance of x 1 ; SD 2, variance of x 2; N1, total number of operations of the first
2 2

variable; and N2, total number of operations of the second variable.

Step 1. Find the arithmetic mean of each variable.

Step 2. Solve for the variance (SD2) of each variable (x1 and X2). The formula is
∑( x−x )2 ∑ x2−CF
SD 2= (working formula) or SD 2= (machine formula)
N −1 N−1

Step 3. Compute the t-value by using the formula.

Step 4. Get the degrees of freedom (df) by using this formula dF = N – 1, if N is the same for the two
variables or dF = N1 + N2 – 2, if N is different for the two variables.