Independent Samples T-Test

Independent Samples T-Test – What Is It? Null Hypothesis Test Statistic Assumptions Statistical Significance Effect Size Independent Samples T-Test – What Is It? An independent samples t-test evaluates if 2 populations have equal means on some variable.If the population means are really equal, then the sample means will probably differ a little bit but not […]

SPSS Median Test for 2 Independent Medians

The median test for independent medians tests if two or more populations have equal medians on some variable. That is, we’re comparing 2(+) groups of cases on 1 variable at a time. Rating Car Commercials We’ll demonstrate the median test on adratings.sav. This file holds data on 18 respondents who rated 3 different car commercials on […]

SPSS One Sample T-Test

SPSS one-sample t-test tests if the mean of a single metric variable is equal to some hypothesized population value. The figure illustrates the basic idea. SPSS One Sample T-Test – Example A scientist from Greenpeace believes that herrings in the North Sea don’t grow as large as they used to. It’s well known that – on average – […]

SPSS Independent Samples T Test

Null Hypothesis Assumptions Independent Samples T Test in SPSS Output Reporting Null Hypothesis The null hypothesis for an independent samples t test is that two populations have equal means on some metric variable. For example, do men spend the same amount of money on clothing as women? We can’t reasonably ask the entire population of men and women how much they […]

SPSS T-Test Tutorials

Independent Samples T-Test SPSS Independent Samples T-Test Independent Samples T-Test Other SPSS T-Test Tutorials SPSS Paired Samples T-Test SPSS One Sample T-Test T-Test Background Tutorials Z-Scores – What and Why? What is a Dichotomous Variable?