Paired sample t-Test

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  A paired sample t-Test is a statistical test used to
What is a paired compare the means of two related groups.
sample t-test?  It is also known as dependent sample t-Test or a
repeated measures t-Test.
 When to use? How to use?
When you have two groups Calculate the difference
of data that are related to between each pair of
each other, such as: observations.

Paired sample Pre-test and post-test scores

for the same group of
Perform a t-Test on the
difference using software
t-Test participants. such as SPSS.
To compare the satisfaction
levels of a group of
customers before and after a
new product launch.
  The variables must be measured at either the interval
or ratio level of measurement.
Assumptions  The two groups must be dependent on one another.
 The differences between the two samples must be
relatively normally distributed.
Suppose we want to know whether or not a certain training program is able to increase the max vertical
jump (in inches) of college basketball players.
To test this, we may recruit a simple random sample of 20 college basketball players and measure each of
their max vertical jumps. Then, we may have each player use the training program for one month and then
measure their max vertical jump again at the end of the month.
To determine whether or not the training program actually had an effect on max vertical jump, we will
perform a paired samples t-test at significance level α = 0.05 using the following steps:

We will
perform the paired samples t-test with the following hypotheses:

H0: (the two population means are equal)

H1: (the two population means are not equal)
  t = xdiff / (sdiff/√n) = -0.95 / (1.317/√20) = -3.226

Calculate the p-value of the test statistic t.

 According to the T Score to P Value Calculator, the p-value

Conclusion associated with t = -3.226 and degrees of freedom = n-1 = 20-1 = 19
is 0.00445.

Interpretation.
 Since this p-value is less than our significance level α = 0.05, we
reject the null hypothesis. We have sufficient evidence to say that
the mean max vertical jump of players is different before and after
participating in the training program.