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Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4/e
Michael Thorne, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State
Martin Giesen, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State

Significance of the Difference Between Two Sample Means

Learning Objectives


After completing this chapter, you should
  • understand the derivation and properties of the sampling distribution of differences and the related distribution of t scores.
  • be able to test the significance of the difference between two independent sample means.
  • be able to test the significance of the difference between two dependent sample means.