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Title produced by softwarePaired and Unpaired Two Samples Tests about the Mean
Date of computationMon, 15 Dec 2014 16:20:32 +0000
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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time2 seconds
R Server'Gwilym Jenkins' @ jenkins.wessa.net

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Summary of computational transaction \tabularnewline
Raw Input & view raw input (R code)  \tabularnewline
Raw Output & view raw output of R engine  \tabularnewline
Computing time & 2 seconds \tabularnewline
R Server & 'Gwilym Jenkins' @ jenkins.wessa.net \tabularnewline
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%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=268714&T=0

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[ROW][C]Summary of computational transaction[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Input[/C][C]view raw input (R code) [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Output[/C][C]view raw output of R engine [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Computing time[/C][C]2 seconds[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]R Server[/C][C]'Gwilym Jenkins' @ jenkins.wessa.net[/C][/ROW]
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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time2 seconds
R Server'Gwilym Jenkins' @ jenkins.wessa.net






Two Sample t-test (unpaired)
Mean of Sample 166.6060606060606
Mean of Sample 268.6333333333333
t-stat-1.08885323712847
df61
p-value0.280501770492127
H0 value0
Alternativetwo.sided
CI Level0.95
CI[-5.75025597280381,1.69571051825835]
F-test to compare two variances
F-stat1.05812976027864
df32
p-value0.881941543342833
H0 value1
Alternativetwo.sided
CI Level0.95
CI[0.509589224606842,2.16876852577936]

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Two Sample t-test (unpaired) \tabularnewline
Mean of Sample 1 & 66.6060606060606 \tabularnewline
Mean of Sample 2 & 68.6333333333333 \tabularnewline
t-stat & -1.08885323712847 \tabularnewline
df & 61 \tabularnewline
p-value & 0.280501770492127 \tabularnewline
H0 value & 0 \tabularnewline
Alternative & two.sided \tabularnewline
CI Level & 0.95 \tabularnewline
CI & [-5.75025597280381,1.69571051825835] \tabularnewline
F-test to compare two variances \tabularnewline
F-stat & 1.05812976027864 \tabularnewline
df & 32 \tabularnewline
p-value & 0.881941543342833 \tabularnewline
H0 value & 1 \tabularnewline
Alternative & two.sided \tabularnewline
CI Level & 0.95 \tabularnewline
CI & [0.509589224606842,2.16876852577936] \tabularnewline
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%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=268714&T=1

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[ROW][C]Two Sample t-test (unpaired)[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Mean of Sample 1[/C][C]66.6060606060606[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Mean of Sample 2[/C][C]68.6333333333333[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]t-stat[/C][C]-1.08885323712847[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]df[/C][C]61[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value[/C][C]0.280501770492127[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]H0 value[/C][C]0[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Alternative[/C][C]two.sided[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]CI Level[/C][C]0.95[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]CI[/C][C][-5.75025597280381,1.69571051825835][/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]F-test to compare two variances[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]F-stat[/C][C]1.05812976027864[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]df[/C][C]32[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value[/C][C]0.881941543342833[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]H0 value[/C][C]1[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Alternative[/C][C]two.sided[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]CI Level[/C][C]0.95[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]CI[/C][C][0.509589224606842,2.16876852577936][/C][/ROW]
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Two Sample t-test (unpaired)
Mean of Sample 166.6060606060606
Mean of Sample 268.6333333333333
t-stat-1.08885323712847
df61
p-value0.280501770492127
H0 value0
Alternativetwo.sided
CI Level0.95
CI[-5.75025597280381,1.69571051825835]
F-test to compare two variances
F-stat1.05812976027864
df32
p-value0.881941543342833
H0 value1
Alternativetwo.sided
CI Level0.95
CI[0.509589224606842,2.16876852577936]






Welch Two Sample t-test (unpaired)
Mean of Sample 166.6060606060606
Mean of Sample 268.6333333333333
t-stat-1.0903426847955
df60.7137452884039
p-value0.279870761761947
H0 value0
Alternativetwo.sided
CI Level0.95
CI[-5.74552479207802,1.69097933753255]

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Welch Two Sample t-test (unpaired) \tabularnewline
Mean of Sample 1 & 66.6060606060606 \tabularnewline
Mean of Sample 2 & 68.6333333333333 \tabularnewline
t-stat & -1.0903426847955 \tabularnewline
df & 60.7137452884039 \tabularnewline
p-value & 0.279870761761947 \tabularnewline
H0 value & 0 \tabularnewline
Alternative & two.sided \tabularnewline
CI Level & 0.95 \tabularnewline
CI & [-5.74552479207802,1.69097933753255] \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=268714&T=2

[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Welch Two Sample t-test (unpaired)[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Mean of Sample 1[/C][C]66.6060606060606[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Mean of Sample 2[/C][C]68.6333333333333[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]t-stat[/C][C]-1.0903426847955[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]df[/C][C]60.7137452884039[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value[/C][C]0.279870761761947[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]H0 value[/C][C]0[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Alternative[/C][C]two.sided[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]CI Level[/C][C]0.95[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]CI[/C][C][-5.74552479207802,1.69097933753255][/C][/ROW]
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Welch Two Sample t-test (unpaired)
Mean of Sample 166.6060606060606
Mean of Sample 268.6333333333333
t-stat-1.0903426847955
df60.7137452884039
p-value0.279870761761947
H0 value0
Alternativetwo.sided
CI Level0.95
CI[-5.74552479207802,1.69097933753255]






Wicoxon rank sum test with continuity correction (unpaired)
W392
p-value0.157419701221431
H0 value0
Alternativetwo.sided
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributions of two Samples
KS Statistic0.206060606060606
p-value0.516986960389389
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributional Shape of two Samples
KS Statistic0.157575757575758
p-value0.830060289544447

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Wicoxon rank sum test with continuity correction (unpaired) \tabularnewline
W & 392 \tabularnewline
p-value & 0.157419701221431 \tabularnewline
H0 value & 0 \tabularnewline
Alternative & two.sided \tabularnewline
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributions of two Samples \tabularnewline
KS Statistic & 0.206060606060606 \tabularnewline
p-value & 0.516986960389389 \tabularnewline
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributional Shape of two Samples \tabularnewline
KS Statistic & 0.157575757575758 \tabularnewline
p-value & 0.830060289544447 \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=268714&T=3

[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Wicoxon rank sum test with continuity correction (unpaired)[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]W[/C][C]392[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value[/C][C]0.157419701221431[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]H0 value[/C][C]0[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Alternative[/C][C]two.sided[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributions of two Samples[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]KS Statistic[/C][C]0.206060606060606[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value[/C][C]0.516986960389389[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributional Shape of two Samples[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]KS Statistic[/C][C]0.157575757575758[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value[/C][C]0.830060289544447[/C][/ROW]
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Wicoxon rank sum test with continuity correction (unpaired)
W392
p-value0.157419701221431
H0 value0
Alternativetwo.sided
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributions of two Samples
KS Statistic0.206060606060606
p-value0.516986960389389
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributional Shape of two Samples
KS Statistic0.157575757575758
p-value0.830060289544447


Figures (Output of Computation)

Input Parameters & R Code

Parameters (Session):
Parameters (R input):
par1 = 1 ; par2 = 2 ; par3 = 0.95 ; par4 = two.sided ; par5 = unpaired ; par6 = 0 ;
R code (references can be found in the software module):
par1 <- as.numeric(par1) #column number of first sample
par2 <- as.numeric(par2) #column number of second sample
par3 <- as.numeric(par3) #confidence (= 1 - alpha)
if (par5 == 'unpaired') paired <- FALSE else paired <- TRUE
par6 <- as.numeric(par6) #H0
z <- t(y)
if (par1 == par2) stop('Please, select two different column numbers')
if (par1 < 1) stop('Please, select a column number greater than zero for the first sample')
if (par2 < 1) stop('Please, select a column number greater than zero for the second sample')
if (par1 > length(z[1,])) stop('The column number for the first sample should be smaller')
if (par2 > length(z[1,])) stop('The column number for the second sample should be smaller')
if (par3 <= 0) stop('The confidence level should be larger than zero')
if (par3 >= 1) stop('The confidence level should be smaller than zero')
(r.t <- t.test(z[,par1],z[,par2],var.equal=TRUE,alternative=par4,paired=paired,mu=par6,conf.level=par3))
(v.t <- var.test(z[,par1],z[,par2],conf.level=par3))
(r.w <- t.test(z[,par1],z[,par2],var.equal=FALSE,alternative=par4,paired=paired,mu=par6,conf.level=par3))
(w.t <- wilcox.test(z[,par1],z[,par2],alternative=par4,paired=paired,mu=par6,conf.level=par3))
(ks.t <- ks.test(z[,par1],z[,par2],alternative=par4))
m1 <- mean(z[,par1],na.rm=T)
m2 <- mean(z[,par2],na.rm=T)
mdiff <- m1 - m2
newsam1 <- z[!is.na(z[,par1]),par1]
newsam2 <- z[,par2]+mdiff
newsam2 <- newsam2[!is.na(newsam2)]
(ks1.t <- ks.test(newsam1,newsam2,alternative=par4))
mydf <- data.frame(cbind(z[,par1],z[,par2]))
colnames(mydf) <- c('Variable 1','Variable 2')
bitmap(file='test1.png')
boxplot(mydf, notch=TRUE, ylab='value',main=main)
dev.off()
bitmap(file='test2.png')
qqnorm(z[,par1],main='Normal QQplot - Variable 1')
qqline(z[,par1])
dev.off()
bitmap(file='test3.png')
qqnorm(z[,par2],main='Normal QQplot - Variable 2')
qqline(z[,par2])
dev.off()
load(file='createtable')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,paste('Two Sample t-test (',par5,')',sep=''),2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
if(!paired){
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Mean of Sample 1',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$estimate[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Mean of Sample 2',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$estimate[[2]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
} else {
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Difference: Mean1 - Mean2',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$estimate)
a<-table.row.end(a)
}
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'t-stat',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$statistic[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'df',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$parameter[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$p.value)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'H0 value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$null.value[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Alternative',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.t$alternative)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'CI Level',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,attr(r.t$conf.int,'conf.level'))
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'CI',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,paste('[',r.t$conf.int[1],',',r.t$conf.int[2],']',sep=''))
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'F-test to compare two variances',2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'F-stat',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,v.t$statistic[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'df',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,v.t$parameter[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,v.t$p.value)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'H0 value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,v.t$null.value[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Alternative',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,v.t$alternative)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'CI Level',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,attr(v.t$conf.int,'conf.level'))
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'CI',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,paste('[',v.t$conf.int[1],',',v.t$conf.int[2],']',sep=''))
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable.tab')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,paste('Welch Two Sample t-test (',par5,')',sep=''),2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
if(!paired){
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Mean of Sample 1',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$estimate[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Mean of Sample 2',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$estimate[[2]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
} else {
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Difference: Mean1 - Mean2',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$estimate)
a<-table.row.end(a)
}
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'t-stat',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$statistic[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'df',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$parameter[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$p.value)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'H0 value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$null.value[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Alternative',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r.w$alternative)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'CI Level',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,attr(r.w$conf.int,'conf.level'))
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'CI',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,paste('[',r.w$conf.int[1],',',r.w$conf.int[2],']',sep=''))
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable1.tab')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,paste('Wicoxon rank sum test with continuity correction (',par5,')',sep=''),2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'W',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,w.t$statistic[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,w.t$p.value)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'H0 value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,w.t$null.value[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Alternative',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,w.t$alternative)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributions of two Samples',2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'KS Statistic',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,ks.t$statistic[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,ks.t$p.value)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test to compare Distributional Shape of two Samples',2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'KS Statistic',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,ks1.t$statistic[[1]])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,ks1.t$p.value)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable2.tab')