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Author: Arthur Aron Ph.D., Elaine N. Aron Ph.D., Elliot Coups Ph.D., Cole Publishing
Publisher: PEARSON
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Explain when the t test for independent means should be used.

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The t test for independent means:

When two groups of people who are not dependent on each other are tested for defined hypothesis then the t test for independent means must be used. In this study the variance of the population is not known.

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Explain how t test for independent means is different from t test for dependent means.

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The t test for dependent means:

When each of the participants in hypothesis testing is measured twice, or some dependent participants are paired, the t test for dependent means is used. In other words, t test for dependent means is used when participants has two different scores such as ‘before and after’ with the unknown population variance.

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