RelatedSamplest-test-DepartmentofPsychology.pptVIP

Related Samples t-test Wed, Apr 7th Related Samples t Use when: 1 group of subjects is tested more than once (e.g., pre-test / post-test)…or 2 groups of related (or matched) subjects are measured once (e.g., twins) Uses same basic t formula, but focus now on ‘difference’ scores Differences in pre- and post-test or difference in each partner in a pair Hypotheses Null hyp (Ho) indicates no difference (or no effect), so we’ll hypothesize the mean difference in the pop (?D) = 0 Ha indicates there will be a difference (2-tailed, ?D not = 0) or there will be a difference in a specific direction (1-