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This document contains a table of critical values for the t-distribution for different degrees of freedom (df) and significance levels (p-values) for both one-tailed and two-tailed tests. An example experiment is described that compares pre-test and post-test scores from 30 people, using a one-tailed test. Looking up the t-value of -2.13 in the table with df of 29 and a p-value of 0.05 gives a critical value of 1.697, so the result is significant at the 0.05 level. At a p-value of 0.01, the result is not significant.

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Ema F

This document contains a table of critical values for the t-distribution for different degrees of freedom (df) and significance levels (p-values) for both one-tailed and two-tailed tests. An example experiment is described that compares pre-test and post-test scores from 30 people, using a one-tailed test. Looking up the t-value of -2.13 in the table with df of 29 and a p-value of 0.05 gives a critical value of 1.697, so the result is significant at the 0.05 level. At a p-value of 0.01, the result is not significant.

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One-tailed p

0.1

0.05

0.025

0.01

0.005

Two-tailed p
df

0.2

0.1

0.05

0.02

0.01

3.078 6.314 12.706 31.821 63.657

1.886 2.92

4.303

6.965

9.925

1.638 2.353 3.182

4.541

5.841

1.533 2.132 2.776

3.747

4.604

1.476 2.015 2.571

3.365

4.032

1.44

1.943 2.447

3.143

3.707

1.415 1.895 2.365

2.998

3.499

1.397 1.86

2.306

2.896

3.355

1.383 1.833 2.262

2.821

3.25

10

1.372 1.812 2.228

2.764

3.169

11

1.363 1.796 2.201

2.718

3.106

12

1.356 1.782 2.179

2.681

3.055

13

1.35

2.65

3.012

14

1.345 1.761 2.145

2.624

2.977

15

1.341 1.753 2.131

2.602

2.947

1.771 2.16

Application
Now lets look at your own data. The first step is to decide on the number of degrees of
freedom you have. This depends on whether your samples are paired or independent.

Your experiment compares when is Pre-Test with when is Post-Test. is measured


from the same People under both conditions, Pre-Test and Post-Test.
You measured 30 People in each condition.
Your test is one-tailed.

What is your experimental design?


Should you be looking in the one-tailed or two-tailed column?

How many degrees of freedom does your data have?


Your t-value is -2.13. We will ignore the minus sign and just use 2.13, as the values in the ttables are all positive. Using a p-value of 0.05, look in the section of the t-table shown
below and find the critical value for your data.
One-tailed p

0.1

0.05

0.025

0.01

0.005

Two-tailed p
df

0.2

0.1

0.05

0.02

0.01

24

1.318 1.711 2.064 2.492 2.797

25

1.316 1.708 2.06

26

1.315 1.706 2.056 2.479 2.779

27

1.314 1.703 2.052 2.473 2.771

28

1.313 1.701 2.048 2.467 2.763

29

1.311 1.699 2.045 2.462 2.756

30

1.31

31

1.309 1.696 2.04

32

1.309 1.694 2.037 2.449 2.738

33

1.308 1.692 2.035 2.445 2.733

34

1.307 1.691 2.032 2.441 2.728

2.485 2.787

1.697 2.042 2.457 2.75


2.453 2.744

p<0.05
df=29
t=2.13
Tails=1
Critical value:
Significance:
Which of these would be the correct way to report this result?
Now look up your t-values at the 0.01 level.
p<0.01
df=29
t=2.13
Tails=1

Critical value:
Significance:
Which of these would be the correct way to report this result?

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