Martin Weiss wrote:
... let me know how I can easily explain the difference between a
"two-sample mean" and a "two-group mean" comparison test.
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Look carefully at the output: What the dialogs and the manual call
a "two-sample mean comparison test" turns out to be a paired t-test.
And what the dialogs and the manual call a "two-group mean comparison
test" turns out to be the usual two-sample t-test.
So don't blame yourself; I think it is the manuals and the dialogs
that are inconsistent.
Svend
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