Hypotheses concerning the relative sizes of the means of two populations are tested using the same critical value and \(p\)-value procedures that were used in the case of a single population. where and are the means of the two samples, is the hypothesized difference between the population means (0 if testing for equal means), 1 and 2 are the standard deviations of the two populations, and n 1 and n 2 are the sizes of the two samples. First, we need to find the differences. As with comparing two population proportions, when we compare two population means from independent populations, the interest is in the difference of the two means. When testing for the difference between two population means, we always use the students t-distribution. As was the case with a single population the alternative hypothesis can take one of the three forms, with the same terminology: As long as the samples are independent and both are large the following formula for the standardized test statistic is valid, and it has the standard normal distribution. When developing an interval estimate for the difference between two population means with sample sizes of n1 and n2, n1 and n2 can be of different sizes. In Inference for a Difference between Population Means, we focused on studies that produced two independent samples. 1. where \(D_0\) is a number that is deduced from the statement of the situation. Males on average are 15% heavier and 15 cm (6 . Charles Darwin popularised the term "natural selection", contrasting it with artificial selection, which is intentional, whereas natural selection is not. If this rule of thumb is satisfied, we can assume the variances are equal. The only difference is in the formula for the standardized test statistic. We are \(99\%\) confident that the difference in the population means lies in the interval \([0.15,0.39]\), in the sense that in repeated sampling \(99\%\) of all intervals constructed from the sample data in this manner will contain \(\mu _1-\mu _2\). Assume that brightness measurements are normally distributed. For example, if instead of considering the two measures, we take the before diet weight and subtract the after diet weight. Before embarking on such an exercise, it is paramount to ensure that the samples taken are independent and sourced from normally distributed populations. Minitab generates the following output. We have \(n_1\lt 30\) and \(n_2\lt 30\). The test statistic used is: $$ Z=\frac { { \bar { x } }_{ 1 }-{ \bar { x } }_{ 2 } }{ \sqrt { \left( \frac { { \sigma }_{ 1 }^{ 2 } }{ { n }_{ 1 } } +\frac { { \sigma }_{ 2 }^{ 2 } }{ { n }_{ 2 } } \right) } } $$. Suppose we wish to compare the means of two distinct populations. Estimating the Difference in Two Population Means Learning outcomes Construct a confidence interval to estimate a difference in two population means (when conditions are met). Denote the sample standard deviation of the differences as \(s_d\). The formula for estimation is: There are a few extra steps we need to take, however. The samples must be independent, and each sample must be large: To compare customer satisfaction levels of two competing cable television companies, \(174\) customers of Company \(1\) and \(355\) customers of Company \(2\) were randomly selected and were asked to rate their cable companies on a five-point scale, with \(1\) being least satisfied and \(5\) most satisfied. The name "Homo sapiens" means 'wise man' or . Let \(\mu_1\) denote the mean for the new machine and \(\mu_2\) denote the mean for the old machine. (In the relatively rare case that both population standard deviations \(\sigma _1\) and \(\sigma _2\) are known they would be used instead of the sample standard deviations. Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals for two means can answer research questions about two populations or two treatments that involve quantitative data. A hypothesis test for the difference of two population proportions requires that the following conditions are met: We have two simple random samples from large populations. In words, we estimate that the average customer satisfaction level for Company \(1\) is \(0.27\) points higher on this five-point scale than it is for Company \(2\). Students in an introductory statistics course at Los Medanos College designed an experiment to study the impact of subliminal messages on improving childrens math skills. Otherwise, we use the unpooled (or separate) variance test. Samples must be random in order to remove or minimize bias. The populations are normally distributed. And \(t^*\) follows a t-distribution with degrees of freedom equal to \(df=n_1+n_2-2\). Transcribed image text: Confidence interval for the difference between the two population means. The significance level is 5%. The populations are normally distributed or each sample size is at least 30. In a hypothesis test, when the sample evidence leads us to reject the null hypothesis, we conclude that the population means differ or that one is larger than the other. If we can assume the populations are independent, that each population is normal or has a large sample size, and that the population variances are the same, then it can be shown that \(t=\dfrac{\bar{x}_1-\bar{x_2}-0}{s_p\sqrt{\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2}}}\). If so, then the following formula for a confidence interval for \(\mu _1-\mu _2\) is valid. The variable is normally distributed in both populations. The possible null and alternative hypotheses are: We still need to check the conditions and at least one of the following need to be satisfied: \(t^*=\dfrac{\bar{d}-0}{\frac{s_d}{\sqrt{n}}}\). We assume that 2 1 = 2 1 = 2 1 2 = 1 2 = 2 H0: 1 - 2 = 0 \[H_a: \mu _1-\mu _2>0\; \; @\; \; \alpha =0.01 \nonumber \], \[Z=\frac{(\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2})-D_0}{\sqrt{\frac{s_{1}^{2}}{n_1}+\frac{s_{2}^{2}}{n_2}}}=\frac{(3.51-3.24)-0}{\sqrt{\frac{0.51^{2}}{174}+\frac{0.52^{2}}{355}}}=5.684 \nonumber \], Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Rejection Region and Test Statistic for Example \(\PageIndex{2}\). However, working out the problem correctly would lead to the same conclusion as above. Therefore, if checking normality in the populations is impossible, then we look at the distribution in the samples. However, we would have to divide the level of significance by 2 and compare the test statistic to both the lower and upper 2.5% points of the t18 -distribution (2.101). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the differences in clinical characteristics and prognosis in these two age-groups of geriatric patients with AF.Materials and methods: A total of 1,336 individuals aged 65 years from a Chinese AF registry were assessed in the present study: 570 were in the 65- to 74-year group, and 766 were . From Figure 7.1.6 "Critical Values of " we read directly that \(z_{0.005}=2.576\). The participants were 11 children who attended an afterschool tutoring program at a local church. We only need the multiplier. It only shows if there are clear violations. The null theory is always that there is no difference between groups with respect to means, i.e., The null thesis can also becoming written as being: H 0: 1 = 2. O A. When we are reasonably sure that the two populations have nearly equal variances, then we use the pooled variances test. We would like to make a CI for the true difference that would exist between these two groups in the population. That is, \(p\)-value=\(0.0000\) to four decimal places. This procedure calculates the difference between the observed means in two independent samples. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that, on the average, the new machine packs faster? To avoid a possible psychological effect, the subjects should taste the drinks blind (i.e., they don't know the identity of the drink). Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) illustrates the conceptual framework of our investigation in this and the next section. Now, we can construct a confidence interval for the difference of two means, \(\mu_1-\mu_2\). The population standard deviations are unknown. The symbols \(s_{1}^{2}\) and \(s_{2}^{2}\) denote the squares of \(s_1\) and \(s_2\). This is a two-sided test so alpha is split into two sides. The two types of samples require a different theory to construct a confidence interval and develop a hypothesis test. In the context a appraising or testing hypothetisch concerning two population means, "small" samples means that at smallest the sample is small. Suppose we have two paired samples of size \(n\): \(x_1, x_2, ., x_n\) and \(y_1, y_2, , y_n\), \(d_1=x_1-y_1, d_2=x_2-y_2, ., d_n=x_n-y_n\). The hypotheses for two population means are similar to those for two population proportions. The alternative is that the new machine is faster, i.e. We randomly select 20 couples and compare the time the husbands and wives spend watching TV. At this point, the confidence interval will be the same as that of one sample. In other words, if \(\mu_1\) is the population mean from population 1 and \(\mu_2\) is the population mean from population 2, then the difference is \(\mu_1-\mu_2\). To find the interval, we need all of the pieces. \(\bar{d}\pm t_{\alpha/2}\frac{s_d}{\sqrt{n}}\), where \(t_{\alpha/2}\) comes from \(t\)-distribution with \(n-1\) degrees of freedom. [latex]\begin{array}{l}(\mathrm{sample}\text{}\mathrm{statistic})\text{}±\text{}(\mathrm{margin}\text{}\mathrm{of}\text{}\mathrm{error})\\ (\mathrm{sample}\text{}\mathrm{statistic})\text{}±\text{}(\mathrm{critical}\text{}\mathrm{T-value})(\mathrm{standard}\text{}\mathrm{error})\end{array}[/latex]. If we find the difference as the concentration of the bottom water minus the concentration of the surface water, then null and alternative hypotheses are: \(H_0\colon \mu_d=0\) vs \(H_a\colon \mu_d>0\). C. the difference between the two estimated population variances. The parameter of interest is \(\mu_d\). The \(99\%\) confidence level means that \(\alpha =1-0.99=0.01\) so that \(z_{\alpha /2}=z_{0.005}\). In practice, when the sample mean difference is statistically significant, our next step is often to calculate a confidence interval to estimate the size of the population mean difference. Final answer. For instance, they might want to know whether the average returns for two subsidiaries of a given company exhibit a significant difference. A significance value (P-value) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) of the difference is reported. Step 1: Determine the hypotheses. The decision rule would, therefore, remain unchanged. Biometrika, 29(3/4), 350. doi:10.2307/2332010 We, therefore, decide to use an unpooled t-test. However, when the sample standard deviations are very different from each other, and the sample sizes are different, the separate variances 2-sample t-procedure is more reliable. The explanatory variable is location (bottom or surface) and is categorical. / Buenos das! 25 The first three steps are identical to those in Example \(\PageIndex{2}\). Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the heritable traits characteristic of a population over generations. Will follow a t-distribution with \(n-1\) degrees of freedom. The point estimate of \(\mu _1-\mu _2\) is, \[\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}=3.51-3.24=0.27 \nonumber \]. \(t^*=\dfrac{\bar{x}_1-\bar{x}_2-0}{s_p\sqrt{\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2}}}\). The problem does not indicate that the differences come from a normal distribution and the sample size is small (n=10). The first step is to state the null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. The symbols \(s_{1}^{2}\) and \(s_{2}^{2}\) denote the squares of \(s_1\) and \(s_2\). (As usual, s1 and s2 denote the sample standard deviations, and n1 and n2 denote the sample sizes. In a packing plant, a machine packs cartons with jars. The statistics students added a slide that said, I work hard and I am good at math. This slide flashed quickly during the promotional message, so quickly that no one was aware of the slide. We are 95% confident that at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, undergraduate women eating with women order between 9.32 and 252.68 more calories than undergraduate women eating with men. Additional information: \(\sum A^2 = 59520\) and \(\sum B^2 =56430 \). The assumptions were discussed when we constructed the confidence interval for this example. Is this an independent sample or paired sample? The explanatory variable is class standing (sophomores or juniors) is categorical. 9.1: Prelude to Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples, 9.3: Inferences for Two Population Means - Unknown Standard Deviations, \(100(1-\alpha )\%\) Confidence Interval for the Difference Between Two Population Means: Large, Independent Samples, Standardized Test Statistic for Hypothesis Tests Concerning the Difference Between Two Population Means: Large, Independent Samples, status page at https://status.libretexts.org. Without reference to the first sample we draw a sample from Population \(2\) and label its sample statistics with the subscript \(2\). Nutritional experts want to establish whether obese patients on a new special diet have a lower weight than the control group. The mid-20th-century anthropologist William C. Boyd defined race as: "A population which differs significantly from other populations in regard to the frequency of one or more of the genes it possesses. Instructions : Use this T-Test Calculator for two Independent Means calculator to conduct a t-test for two population means ( \mu_1 1 and \mu_2 2 ), with unknown population standard deviations. Example research questions: How much difference is there in average weight loss for those who diet compared to those who exercise to lose weight? Confidence Interval to Estimate 1 2 We draw a random sample from Population \(1\) and label the sample statistics it yields with the subscript \(1\). Since the interest is focusing on the difference, it makes sense to condense these two measurements into one and consider the difference between the two measurements. If the variances for the two populations are assumed equal and unknown, the interval is based on Student's distribution with Length [list 1] +Length [list 2]-2 degrees of freedom. As we learned in the previous section, if we consider the difference rather than the two samples, then we are back in the one-sample mean scenario. The first three steps are identical to those in Example \(\PageIndex{2}\). When the sample sizes are nearly equal (admittedly "nearly equal" is somewhat ambiguous, so often if sample sizes are small one requires they be equal), then a good Rule of Thumb to use is to see if the ratio falls from 0.5 to 2. Independent random samples of 17 sophomores and 13 juniors attending a large university yield the following data on grade point averages (student_gpa.txt): At the 5% significance level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean GPAs of sophomores and juniors at the university differ? We have our usual two requirements for data collection. The critical value is -1.7341. All of the differences fall within the boundaries, so there is no clear violation of the assumption. Since we may assume the population variances are equal, we first have to calculate the pooled standard deviation: \begin{align} s_p&=\sqrt{\frac{(n_1-1)s^2_1+(n_2-1)s^2_2}{n_1+n_2-2}}\\ &=\sqrt{\frac{(10-1)(0.683)^2+(10-1)(0.750)^2}{10+10-2}}\\ &=\sqrt{\dfrac{9.261}{18}}\\ &=0.7173 \end{align}, \begin{align} t^*&=\dfrac{\bar{x}_1-\bar{x}_2-0}{s_p\sqrt{\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2}}}\\ &=\dfrac{42.14-43.23}{0.7173\sqrt{\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{10}}}\\&=-3.398 \end{align}. Each population has a mean and a standard deviation. Minitab will calculate the confidence interval and a hypothesis test simultaneously. A researcher was interested in comparing the resting pulse rates of people who exercise regularly and the pulse rates of people who do not exercise . Assume that the population variances are equal. All received tutoring in arithmetic skills. The test for the mean difference may be referred to as the paired t-test or the test for paired means. In ecology, the occupancy-abundance (O-A) relationship is the relationship between the abundance of species and the size of their ranges within a region. If \(\bar{d}\) is normal (or the sample size is large), the sampling distribution of \(\bar{d}\) is (approximately) normal with mean \(\mu_d\), standard error \(\dfrac{\sigma_d}{\sqrt{n}}\), and estimated standard error \(\dfrac{s_d}{\sqrt{n}}\). The critical value is the value \(a\) such that \(P(T>a)=0.05\). We are still interested in comparing this difference to zero. The same subject's ratings of the Coke and the Pepsi form a paired data set. Math Statistics and Probability Statistics and Probability questions and answers Calculate the margin of error of a confidence interval for the difference between two population means using the given information. ), [latex]\sqrt{\frac{{{s}_{1}}^{2}}{{n}_{1}}+\frac{{{s}_{2}}^{2}}{{n}_{2}}}[/latex]. An obvious next question is how much larger? To apply the formula for the confidence interval, proceed exactly as was done in Chapter 7. When we take the two measurements to make one measurement (i.e., the difference), we are now back to the one sample case! Question: Confidence interval for the difference between the two population means. What can we do when the two samples are not independent, i.e., the data is paired? We do not have large enough samples, and thus we need to check the normality assumption from both populations. The difference between the two values is due to the fact that our population includes military personnel from D.C. which accounts for 8,579 of the total number of military personnel reported by the US Census Bureau.\n\nThe value of the standard deviation that we calculated in Exercise 8a is 16. Each population is either normal or the sample size is large. All that is needed is to know how to express the null and alternative hypotheses and to know the formula for the standardized test statistic and the distribution that it follows. Using the Central Limit Theorem, if the population is not normal, then with a large sample, the sampling distribution is approximately normal. The 99% confidence interval is (-2.013, -0.167). Given data from two samples, we can do a signficance test to compare the sample means with a test statistic and p-value, and determine if there is enough evidence to suggest a difference between the two population means. Consider an example where we are interested in a persons weight before implementing a diet plan and after. Here are some of the results: https://assess.lumenlearning.com/practice/10bbd676-7ed8-476f-897b-43ac6076b4d2. If the population variances are not assumed known and not assumed equal, Welch's approximation for the degrees of freedom is used. We find the critical T-value using the same simulation we used in Estimating a Population Mean.. We can be more specific about the populations. We either give the df or use technology to find the df. Thus, \[(\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2})\pm z_{\alpha /2}\sqrt{\frac{s_{1}^{2}}{n_1}+\frac{s_{2}^{2}}{n_2}}=0.27\pm 2.576\sqrt{\frac{0.51^{2}}{174}+\frac{0.52^{2}}{355}}=0.27\pm 0.12 \nonumber \]. In order to widen this point estimate into a confidence interval, we first suppose that both samples are large, that is, that both \(n_1\geq 30\) and \(n_2\geq 30\). We draw a random sample from Population \(1\) and label the sample statistics it yields with the subscript \(1\). Conducting a Hypothesis Test for the Difference in Means When two populations are related, you can compare them by analyzing the difference between their means. Refer to Example \(\PageIndex{1}\) concerning the mean satisfaction levels of customers of two competing cable television companies. The mean glycosylated hemoglobin for the whole study population was 8.971.87. When we consider the difference of two measurements, the parameter of interest is the mean difference, denoted \(\mu_d\). Another way to look at differences between populations is to measure genetic differences rather than physical differences between groups. Test at the \(1\%\) level of significance whether the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that Company \(1\) has a higher mean satisfaction rating than does Company \(2\). When the sample sizes are small, the estimates may not be that accurate and one may get a better estimate for the common standard deviation by pooling the data from both populations if the standard deviations for the two populations are not that different. The population standard deviations are unknown. Yes, since the samples from the two machines are not related. (In the relatively rare case that both population standard deviations \(\sigma _1\) and \(\sigma _2\) are known they would be used instead of the sample standard deviations. We can use our rule of thumb to see if they are close. They are not that different as \(\dfrac{s_1}{s_2}=\dfrac{0.683}{0.750}=0.91\) is quite close to 1. We arbitrarily label one population as Population \(1\) and the other as Population \(2\), and subscript the parameters with the numbers \(1\) and \(2\) to tell them apart. So we compute Standard Error for Difference = 0.0394 2 + 0.0312 2 0.05 Accessibility StatementFor more information contact us atinfo@libretexts.orgor check out our status page at https://status.libretexts.org. If the two are equal, the ratio would be 1, i.e. As we discussed in Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean, t-procedures are robust even when the variable is not normally distributed in the population. ), \[Z=\frac{(\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2})-D_0}{\sqrt{\frac{s_{1}^{2}}{n_1}+\frac{s_{2}^{2}}{n_2}}} \nonumber \]. How much difference is there between the mean foot lengths of men and women? \[H_a: \mu _1-\mu _2>0\; \; @\; \; \alpha =0.01 \nonumber \], \[Z=\frac{(\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2})-D_0}{\sqrt{\frac{s_{1}^{2}}{n_1}+\frac{s_{2}^{2}}{n_2}}}=\frac{(3.51-3.24)-0}{\sqrt{\frac{0.51^{2}}{174}+\frac{0.52^{2}}{355}}}=5.684 \nonumber \], Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Rejection Region and Test Statistic for Example \(\PageIndex{2}\). Previously, in Hpyothesis Test for a Population Mean, we looked at matched-pairs studies in which individual data points in one sample are naturally paired with the individual data points in the other sample. MINNEAPOLISNEWORLEANS nM = 22 m =$112 SM =$11 nNO = 22 TNo =$122 SNO =$12 If there is no difference between the means of the two measures, then the mean difference will be 0. 40 views, 2 likes, 3 loves, 48 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Mt Olive Baptist Church: Worship Now, we need to determine whether to use the pooled t-test or the non-pooled (separate variances) t-test. The conditions for using this two-sample T-interval are the same as the conditions for using the two-sample T-test. No information allows us to assume they are equal. The p-value, critical value, rejection region, and conclusion are found similarly to what we have done before. To learn how to perform a test of hypotheses concerning the difference between the means of two distinct populations using large, independent samples. Without reference to the first sample we draw a sample from Population \(2\) and label its sample statistics with the subscript \(2\). (Assume that the two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally distributed populations.) Each population has a mean and a standard deviation. This assumption does not seem to be violated. From Figure 7.1.6 "Critical Values of " we read directly that \(z_{0.005}=2.576\). If this variable is not known, samples of more than 30 will have a difference in sample means that can be modeled adequately by the t-distribution. The LibreTexts libraries arePowered by NICE CXone Expertand are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. The same five-step procedure used to test hypotheses concerning a single population mean is used to test hypotheses concerning the difference between two population means. To learn how to construct a confidence interval for the difference in the means of two distinct populations using large, independent samples. This . Describe how to design a study involving Answer: Allow all the subjects to rate both Coke and Pepsi. What conditions are necessary in order to use a t-test to test the differences between two population means? Note! We estimate the common variance for the two samples by \(S_p^2\) where, $$ { S }_{ p }^{ 2 }=\frac { \left( { n }_{ 1 }-1 \right) { S }_{ 1 }^{ 2 }+\left( { n }_{ 2 }-1 \right) { S }_{ 2 }^{ 2 } }{ { n }_{ 1 }+{ n }_{ 2 }-2 } $$. The alternative hypothesis, Ha, takes one of the following three forms: As usual, how we collect the data determines whether we can use it in the inference procedure. Is this an independent sample or paired sample? Create a relative frequency polygon that displays the distribution of each population on the same graph. Start studying for CFA exams right away. In this section, we are going to approach constructing the confidence interval and developing the hypothesis test similarly to how we approached those of the difference in two proportions. For some examples, one can use both the pooled t-procedure and the separate variances (non-pooled) t-procedure and obtain results that are close to each other. It is important to be able to distinguish between an independent sample or a dependent sample. Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) illustrates the conceptual framework of our investigation in this and the next section. We are 95% confident that the true value of 1 2 is between 9 and 253 calories. To learn how to perform a test of hypotheses concerning the difference between the means of two distinct populations using large, independent samples. As above, the null hypothesis tends to be that there is no difference between the means of the two populations; or, more formally, that the difference is zero (so, for example, that there is no difference between the average heights of two populations of . The differences of the paired follow a normal distribution, For the zinc concentration problem, if you do not recognize the paired structure, but mistakenly use the 2-sample. Round your answer to three decimal places. 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