MHS506 2 CASE

Module 2 - Background

One- and Two-Sample Tests

Required Reading

McDonald, J. H. (2014). Student’s t-test for one sample. In Handbook of biological statistics (3rd ed.). Sparky House Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland. Accessed at http://www.biostathandbook.com/onesamplettest.html

McDonald, J. H. (2014). Student’s t-test for two samples. In Handbook of biological statistics (3rd ed.). Sparky House Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland. Accessed at http://www.biostathandbook.com/twosamplettest.html

McDonald, J. H. (2014). Independence. In Handbook of biological statistics (3rd ed.). Sparky House Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland. Accessed at http://www.biostathandbook.com/independence.html

McDonald, J. H. (2014). Paired t-test. In Handbook of biological statistics (3rd ed.). Sparky House Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland. Accessed at http://www.biostathandbook.com/pairedttest.html

StatTrek. (2016). Hypothesis test for a mean. Retrieved from http://stattrek.com/hypothesis-test/mean.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

StatTrek. (2016) Hypothesis test: Difference between means. Retrieved from http://stattrek.com/hypothesis-test/difference-in-means.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

StatTrek. (2016). Paired sample t-test. Retrieved from http://stattrek.com/hypothesis-test/paired-means.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

Optional Reading

StatTrek. (2016). Confidence intervals. Retrieved from  http://stattrek.com/estimation/confidence-interval.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

StatTrek. (2016). Estimation in statistics. Retrieved from  http://stattrek.com/estimation/estimation-in-statistics.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

StatTrek. (2016). How to measure variability in statistics. Retrieved from  http://stattrek.com/descriptive-statistics/variability.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

StatTrek. (2016). Standard error. Retrieved from http://stattrek.com/estimation/standard-error.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

Optional Resources

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html

Module 2 - Outcomes

One- and Two-Sample Tests

· Module

· Distinguish between one-sample and two-sample populations.

· Distinguish between and calculate one-sample and two-sample tests for categorical and continuous variables.

· Case

· Discuss one-sample and two-sample tests used routinely to analyze categorical and continuous variables in a study.

· Distinguish the three types of t-tests.

· SLP

· Analyze chi-square and t-tests for categorical and continuous variables from a data set.

· Examine chi-square and t-test results in an appropriate table.

· Discussion

· Discuss how bias may affect how data are presented and interpreted.