Welch's t-test: Difference between revisions

Your task is to discern whether or not the difference in means between the two sets is statistically significant and worth further investigation. P-values are significance tests to gauge the probability that the difference in means between two data sets is significant, or due to chance. A threshold level, alpha, is usually chosen, 0.01 or 0.05, where p-values below alpha are worth further investigation and p-values above alpha are considered not significant. The p-value is not considered a final test of significance, [http://www.nature.com/news/scientific-method-statistical-errors-1.14700 only whether the given variable should be given further consideration].

 

 

<math>t \quad = \quad {\; \overline{X}_1 - \overline{X}_2 \; \over \sqrt{ \; {s_1^2 \over N_1} \; + \; {s_2^2 \over N_2} \quad }} </math>