Describe a Single Population PROBLEM Compare 2 Populations

OBJECTIVE

Data Type Data Type

Interval Nominal
Interval Nominal

Z test &
Type of Descriptive z test & Type of Descriptive Measurement estimator of p1-p2
Measurement estimator of p

p̂  p Case 1 Case 2
z
p(1  p)
n Central Location Variability (p̂1  p̂ 2 )
Central z
p̂(1  p̂ )  1 1
Location Variability p̂  z / 2 F- test & p̂(1  p̂)  
n
Is  known? Experimental Design? estimator of 2/2  n1 n2 
x  x2
- test & p̂  1
Independent Samples Matched n1  n2
YES NO estimator of 2
Are  known? Pairs  s2  1
(n  1)s2 LCL   12 
z- test & t- test & LCL 
2 / 2,n1
YES NO t- test &  s2  F / 2, 1, 2 z
(p̂1  p̂ 2 )  (p1  p 2 )
estimator of  estimator of  estimator of D
 s2  p̂1(1  p̂1 ) p̂ 2 (1  p̂ 2 )
(n  1)s2 UCL   12  F / 2, 2, 1 
x x UCL  2
x D  D
n1 n2
z t 1 / 2,n1 Population Variances
t  s2 
 s
(n  1)s 2 (  or  ) ? sD / nD s2 Estimator for Case 1 & 2
n n 2  F  12 two
2 sD s2 tailed
p̂1(1  p̂1 ) p̂2 (1  p̂ 2 )
 s (Perform F-test)
t  xD  t / 2 (p̂1  p̂ 2 )  z / 2 
x  z / 2 x  t / 2 1
test
n n nD n1 n2
F
F / 2, 2, 1 one
Equal variances Unequal variances For a one tailed positive test (>)
tailed
F  F / 2, 1, 2 test F > F alpha, V1, V2
z-test & t- test & t- test & For a one tailed negative test (<)
estimator of 1-2 estimator of 1-2
estimator of 1-2 F < 1 / F alpha, V2, V1
(Equal variances) (Unequal variances)
Sample Size to estimate 
( x1  x 2 )  ( 1  2 ) (n  1)s12  (n2  1)s22 ( x1  x 2 )  (     ) s12 s 22 2
t S  1
2
t ( x1  x 2 )  t  / 2  z  
1 1
p
n1  n2  2 s 2
s  2 n1 n2 n    /2 
sp2      
1 2
 W 
 n1 n2  n
 1 n 2 
Sample Size to estimate p
1 1 ( s12 n1  s 22 / n2 )2
d.f.  z
2
( x1  x 2 )  t  / 2 s    p̂(1  p̂) 
2
2
p (s12 n1 )2 (s 22 n2 ) n    /2
 n1 n2    
n1  1 n2  1  W 