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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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= 6.6 ± 24.6That is, -18.0 < µ initial − µ follow−up < 31.2INTERPRETING THE CONFIDENCE INTERVAL (assuming independence)When we assume the two sets <strong>of</strong> values are independent we haveno evidence <strong>of</strong> a difference (confidence interval includes 0).This is called the UNPAIRED T-TEST.We need another method which takes into account the dependencebetween the samples as each person produces two values.6.3.4 Comparing Means - Matched Data[3.] Comparing means for matched data• Calculate the differences between the paired data points thesebecome the new data.• Then use the confidence interval for the mean: i.e. d ± t (α,ν) √ s d2 nwhere d is the average <strong>of</strong> the differences, n is the number <strong>of</strong> datapairs, ν = n−1 <strong>and</strong> s d is the st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation <strong>of</strong> the differences.COMPARING TWO NON-INDEPENDENT SAMPLES - DataSubject Initial Weight Final Weight Difference1 180 165 152 142 138 43 126 128 -24 138 136 25 175 170 56 205 197 87 116 115 18 142 128 149 157 144 1310 136 130 6109

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