Suppose researchers perform a two-tailed study and the following results are obtained. α=0.05 t=2.44 df=40 Use the t-table to decide if there is a statistically significant difference between the data sets.

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Suppose researchers perform a two-tailed study and the following results are obtained.
α=0.05
t=2.44
df=40

Use the t-table to decide if there is a statistically significant difference between the data sets.

 

t Table
cum. prob
one-tail
two-tails
df
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
40
60
80
100
1000
Z
1.50
0.50
1.00
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0%
¹.75
t.80
0.25
0.20
0.50
0.40
1.000
1.376
0.816
1.061
0.765
0.978
0.741
0.941
0.727
0.920
0.718
0.906
0.711
0.896
0.706
0.889
0.703
0.883
0.700
0.879
0.697
0.876
0.695 0.873
0.694
0.870
0.692
0.868
0.691
0.866
0.690
0.865
0.689
0.863
0.688
0.862
0.688
0.861
0.687
0.860
0.686
0.859
0.686
0.858
0.685
0.858
0.685
0.857
0.684
0.856
0.684
0.856
0.684
0.855
0.683
0.855
0.683
0.854
0.683
0.854
0.681
0.851
0.679
0.848
0.678
0.846
0.677
0.845
0.675
0.842
0.674
0.842
50%
60%
t.975
0.025
0.05
12.71
4.303
3.182
2.776
2.571
2.447
2.365
2.306
2.262
2.228
2.201
2.179
2.160
2.145
2.131
2.120
2.110
2.101
2.093
2.086
2.080
2.074
2.069
2.064
2.060
2.056
2.052
2.048
2.045
2.042
2.021
2.000
1.990
1.984
1.962
1.960
95%
.85
1.90
.95
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.30
0.20
0.10
1.963
3.078
6.314
1.386
1.886
2.920
1.250
1.638
2.353
1.190
1.533
2.132
1.156
1.476
2.015
1.134
1.440
1.943
1.119
1.415
1.895
1.108
1.397
1.860
1.100
1.383
1.833
1.093
1.372
1.812
1.088
1.363
1.796
1.083
1.356
1.782
1.079
1.350
1.771
1.076
1.345
1.761
1.074
1.341
1.753
1.071
1.337
1.746
1.069
1.333
1.740
1.067
1.330
1.734
1.066
1.328
1.729
1.064 1.325
1.725
1.063
1.323
1.721
1.061
1.321
1.717
1.060
1.319
1.714
1.059
1.318
1.711
1.058
1.316
1.708
1.058
1.315
1.706
1.057
1.314
1.703
1.056
1.313
1.701
1.055
1.311
1.699
1.055
1.310
1.697
1.050
1.303
1.684
1.045
1.296
1.671
1.043
1.292
1.664
1.042
1.290
1.660
1.037
1.282
1.646
1.036
1.282
1.645
70%
80%
90%
Confidence Level
t.99
0.01
0.02
31.82
6.965
4.541
3.747
3.365
3.143
2.998
2.896
2.821
2.764
2.718
2.681
2.650
2.624
2.602
2.583
2.567
2.552
2.539
2.528
2.518
2.508
2.500
2.492
2.485
2.479
2.473
2.467
2.462
2.457
2.423
2.390
2.374
2.364
2.330
2.326
98%
¹995
t 999
9995
0.005
0.001
0.0005
0.01 0.002 0.001
63.66
318.31
636.62
9.925 22.327
31.599
5.841
10.215
12.924
4.604
7.173
8.610
4.032
5.893
6.869
3.707
5.208
5.959
3.499
4.785
5.408
3.355
4.501
5.041
3.250
4.297
4.781
3.169
4.144
4.587
3.106
4.025
4.437
3.055
3.930
4.318
3.012
3.852
4.221
2.977
3.787
4.140
2.947
3.733
4.073
2.921
3.686
4.015
2.898
3.646
3.965
2.878
3.610
3.922
2.861
3.579
3.883
2.845
3.552
3.850
2.831
3.527
3.819
2.819
3.505
3.792
2.807
3.485
3.768
2.797
3.467
3.745
2.787
3.450
3.725
2.779
3.435
3.707
2.771
3.421
3.690
2.763
3.408
3.674
2.756
3.396
3.659
2.750
3.385
3.646
2.704
3.307
3.551
2.660
3.232
3.460
2.639
3.195
3.416
2.626
3.174
3.390
2.581
3.098
3.300
2.576
3.090
3.291
99% 99.8%
99.9%
Transcribed Image Text:t Table cum. prob one-tail two-tails df 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 40 60 80 100 1000 Z 1.50 0.50 1.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0% ¹.75 t.80 0.25 0.20 0.50 0.40 1.000 1.376 0.816 1.061 0.765 0.978 0.741 0.941 0.727 0.920 0.718 0.906 0.711 0.896 0.706 0.889 0.703 0.883 0.700 0.879 0.697 0.876 0.695 0.873 0.694 0.870 0.692 0.868 0.691 0.866 0.690 0.865 0.689 0.863 0.688 0.862 0.688 0.861 0.687 0.860 0.686 0.859 0.686 0.858 0.685 0.858 0.685 0.857 0.684 0.856 0.684 0.856 0.684 0.855 0.683 0.855 0.683 0.854 0.683 0.854 0.681 0.851 0.679 0.848 0.678 0.846 0.677 0.845 0.675 0.842 0.674 0.842 50% 60% t.975 0.025 0.05 12.71 4.303 3.182 2.776 2.571 2.447 2.365 2.306 2.262 2.228 2.201 2.179 2.160 2.145 2.131 2.120 2.110 2.101 2.093 2.086 2.080 2.074 2.069 2.064 2.060 2.056 2.052 2.048 2.045 2.042 2.021 2.000 1.990 1.984 1.962 1.960 95% .85 1.90 .95 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.30 0.20 0.10 1.963 3.078 6.314 1.386 1.886 2.920 1.250 1.638 2.353 1.190 1.533 2.132 1.156 1.476 2.015 1.134 1.440 1.943 1.119 1.415 1.895 1.108 1.397 1.860 1.100 1.383 1.833 1.093 1.372 1.812 1.088 1.363 1.796 1.083 1.356 1.782 1.079 1.350 1.771 1.076 1.345 1.761 1.074 1.341 1.753 1.071 1.337 1.746 1.069 1.333 1.740 1.067 1.330 1.734 1.066 1.328 1.729 1.064 1.325 1.725 1.063 1.323 1.721 1.061 1.321 1.717 1.060 1.319 1.714 1.059 1.318 1.711 1.058 1.316 1.708 1.058 1.315 1.706 1.057 1.314 1.703 1.056 1.313 1.701 1.055 1.311 1.699 1.055 1.310 1.697 1.050 1.303 1.684 1.045 1.296 1.671 1.043 1.292 1.664 1.042 1.290 1.660 1.037 1.282 1.646 1.036 1.282 1.645 70% 80% 90% Confidence Level t.99 0.01 0.02 31.82 6.965 4.541 3.747 3.365 3.143 2.998 2.896 2.821 2.764 2.718 2.681 2.650 2.624 2.602 2.583 2.567 2.552 2.539 2.528 2.518 2.508 2.500 2.492 2.485 2.479 2.473 2.467 2.462 2.457 2.423 2.390 2.374 2.364 2.330 2.326 98% ¹995 t 999 9995 0.005 0.001 0.0005 0.01 0.002 0.001 63.66 318.31 636.62 9.925 22.327 31.599 5.841 10.215 12.924 4.604 7.173 8.610 4.032 5.893 6.869 3.707 5.208 5.959 3.499 4.785 5.408 3.355 4.501 5.041 3.250 4.297 4.781 3.169 4.144 4.587 3.106 4.025 4.437 3.055 3.930 4.318 3.012 3.852 4.221 2.977 3.787 4.140 2.947 3.733 4.073 2.921 3.686 4.015 2.898 3.646 3.965 2.878 3.610 3.922 2.861 3.579 3.883 2.845 3.552 3.850 2.831 3.527 3.819 2.819 3.505 3.792 2.807 3.485 3.768 2.797 3.467 3.745 2.787 3.450 3.725 2.779 3.435 3.707 2.771 3.421 3.690 2.763 3.408 3.674 2.756 3.396 3.659 2.750 3.385 3.646 2.704 3.307 3.551 2.660 3.232 3.460 2.639 3.195 3.416 2.626 3.174 3.390 2.581 3.098 3.300 2.576 3.090 3.291 99% 99.8% 99.9%
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