List the three different cases that we studied for comparison of means, and write the equations used in each case.

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Case 1: Comparing a Measured Result with an Accepted Result that is known

tcalc=x¯-μns

Case 2: Comparing Two Samples/Methods Means isspooled=s12n1-1+s22n2-1n1+n2-nt

Case 3: Individual differences are compared using a paired t test; standard deviation of differences is a necessary computationsd=di-d¯2n-2

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Definition of mean and standard deviation of difference

  • Average value derived by summing all values and dividing by the total number of values (science: statistics).
  • The standard deviation (SD) is a measure of the variability, or dispersion, between individual data values and the mean.
  • Whereas the standard error of the mean (SEM) is a measure of how far the sample mean (average) of the data is expected to differ from the genuine population mean. Always, the SEM is smaller than the SD.
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Determine a measured result with an accepted result and compare two samples means

Case 1: Comparing a Measured Result with an Accepted Result that is known

tcalc=x¯-μns

The confidence interval (CI) formula is used to derive the expression above.

Case 2: Comparing Two Samples/Methods Means

tcalc=x¯1-x¯2spooledn1n2n1+n2

Calculate the prerequisites:

spooled=s12n1-1+s22n2-1n1+n2-nt

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Determine the individual difference and comparing by using the paired t- test

Case 3: Individual differences are compared using a paired t test.

tcalc=d8dn

Standard deviation of differences is a necessary computation

sd=di-d¯2n-2

Where: d3=difference of each sample andd¯= mean of differences

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