Lesson #22 Inference for Two Independent Means
Two independent samples: Again interested in ( 1 – 2 ) n1n1 n2n2 Use to estimate ( 1 – 2 )
Two approaches: Equal variances - - assuming equal variances, - unequal variances, Calculate the pooled estimate of variance,
A 100(1- )% confidence interval for ( 1 – 2 ) is: To test H 0 : ( 1 – 2 ) = 0, use the pooled t-test. The test statistic is: under H 0
A 100(1- )% confidence interval for ( 1 – 2 ) is: To test H 0 : ( 1 – 2 ) = 0, use the test statistic is: under H 0 Unequal variances -
Reject H 0 if | t 0 | > t (236),.975 H 0 : ( 1 – 2 ) = 0H 1 : ( 1 – 2 ) 0 n 1 + n 2 – 2 = – 2 = 236 n 1 = 77= s 1 = n 2 = 161= s 2 = 1.980
= (76)(0.026) 2 +(160)(0.025) = s p =
= = Do not reject H 0 Not enough evidence to detect a difference in mean mineral content between babies born to smoking mothers and non-smoking mothers.
(-0.004, 0.010) (0.098 – 0.095) (1.980) ( )