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t-test and ANOVA are basically the same in that they both compare the means.
The big difference is that t-test compares 2 means, ANOVA compares the means of
of 3 or more groups.
If you are not given means, then use a chi square test. This is used to compare
categories (eg. number of people who responded yes/no, percentage of people who
do xyz etc)
Those are the basics.
A matched t-test is again just looking at the means between groups, except now
you are matching variables. For instance, you want to look at the mean drug dose
required to treat people who smoked for a mean number of years vs the mean dose
in folks who smoked for a different mean number of years. So in this case drug dose
and smoking is matched.
Nice rule of thumb!
I would like to add: a matched-pairs t-test is used to test whether there is a
significant mean difference between two sets of paired data (correlated data). For
example:
Pair of twins
Where the same people are being measured in before-and-after comparison
When the group is given two different tests at different times
TYPES OF SCALES (VARIABLES) AND ITS TESTS
* Chi-Square: 2 nominal
*Chi-square: 2 nominals
p- value = 0.05
(always asume this number, unless specified)
If computed p-value is < 0,05
You REJECT Ho
Risk of type I error (also known as alpha error): you reject Ho, assuming your hypothesis is correct,
but it isnt in real life
Type I error = p-value
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