To T or not to T
Samples, 1 2, and paired?
2 Tails of the t- test
Extra smarties
100

If you have a data set with 200 scores, would you this be the correct time to use a t- test?

NO

100

What is the mean height of female students entering the 6th greater than 4.6?  Which type of t- test used?

1 sample t- test

100

Giving coffee in the middle of day has an effect on students' participation in evening classes?

Which tail t- test to use?

two - tailed test...You are wondering if it had an effect, negative or positive

200

You will use the t-test when the standard deviation is known.  Is this true or false?

False

200

If you measure the weight of eigth grade male students before and after each student takes 1 semester of P.E., is the mean weight loss significant enough to determine that the P.E. helps students reduce their weight?

Which type of t- test is this?

Paired t- test

200

Giving coffee at midday, lower the participation rate  of students in class.


Which kind of tailed t- test would you perform?

One- tailed t- test

200

In a one sample data set with a data set of 23,29,31,24,22,26,16,28,27,22 hypothesized mean of 24. Calculate the mean, difference, and standard error.

STANDARD ERROR = 1.37, MEAN = 24.8, DIFFERENCE = .8

300

When  the means of more than two groups are compared, the best test used for this is ......

Choice A: Anova

Choice B: T- Test

Anova

300

Does the mean of the 7th grade male students'  test scores differ significantly than the mean of the 7th grade female students' scores?

Which type of t- test?

2 sample t- test. 

300

Allowing students to take a 10- min phone break will increase their performance in class. 


One tail or two tailed t- test

One tailed t- test

400

Can the t-test be used to determine the mean of a single group?

 To find the T value of a two sample data set, what does X BAR represent in the formula?

Yes


 X BAR= MEAN

400

The lowest scores on SAT after 9th grade females drank Starbuck?

Which type of t- test?

None, you must have the mean of the scores. 

400

To find the T value of a two sample data set, what does N represent in the formula?  

N represents = number of participants in the data set.

400

  To find the T value of a two sample data set, what does S represent in the formula.

S represents = standard deviation.

500

Should you have the same number of data points in each sampling group?

Yes

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