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Frequency distribution
Measures of central tendency
Measures of dispersion
Statistical significance
T-test calculations
Degrees of freedom
Levels of significance
Finding the critical value of T
Filling out summary table
Writing the results
14 11 12
12 13 14
8 12
9
11 12
8
16
7 11
15
13
10
10
9
Number of plants
10
15
12
13
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
11 12 13
11 12 13 14 15
10
11 12 13 14 15
Height (cm)
16
14
12
8
11
16
11 12
13 14
12
9
12
8
7
11
15
13
10
10
9
cf = pf
, mu symbol for
Null Hypothesis
t=
x1 x2
t=
x1 x2
( n1 1)21 + ( n2 1) 22
n1 + n2 2
1 +1
n1 n2
= 32+35+20+33
= 30
4
variance
2= ( )2
n-1
Standard deviation: = 2
popcorn A
60
= 7.75
Popcorn B
44.67 = 6.68
Finding Calculated t
t =
x1 x2
t=
2 1 + 2 2
23 - 30
60+ 44.67
4
7
26.17
=
7
5.12
= 1.38
=.01
Descriptive statistics
Mean
Variance
Standard deviation
1SD (68% Band)
2 SD (95% Band)
3 SD (99% Band)
Number
Results of t test
popcorn A
popcorn B
23
60
7.75
15.25 - 30.75
7.50-38.50
-.25 - 46.25
4
30
44.67
6.68
23.32- 36.68
16.64-43.36
9.96-50.04
4
t= 1.38
t of 1.38 < 3.707
df=6
=.01