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Difference Between Z-Test, F-Test, and T-Test

A z-test is used to compare means or proportions of large samples when the population standard deviation is known or unknown. A t-test is used to compare means of small samples when the population standard deviation is unknown. An F-test compares the variances of two populations of any sample size and is the basis of ANOVA. A matched pair test compares means before and after an event using a t-test or z-test depending on sample size, with the difference between before and after as the variable.

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Difference Between Z-Test, F-Test, and T-Test

A z-test is used to compare means or proportions of large samples when the population standard deviation is known or unknown. A t-test is used to compare means of small samples when the population standard deviation is unknown. An F-test compares the variances of two populations of any sample size and is the basis of ANOVA. A matched pair test compares means before and after an event using a t-test or z-test depending on sample size, with the difference between before and after as the variable.

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Difference between Z-test, F-test, and Ttest

A z-test is used for testing the mean of a population versus a standard, or comparing
the means of two populations, with large (n 30) samples whether you know the
population standard deviation or not. It is also used for testing the proportion of some
characteristic versus a standard proportion, or comparing the proportions of two
populations.
Example:Comparing the average engineering salaries of men versus women.
Example: Comparing the fraction defectives from 2 production lines.
A t-test is used for testing the mean of one population against a standard or comparing
the means of two populations if you do not know the populations standard deviation
and when you have a limited sample (n < 30). If you know the populations standard
deviation, you may use a z-test.
Example:Measuring the average diameter of shafts from a certain machine when you
have a small sample.
An F-test is used to compare 2 populations variances. The samples can be any size. It
is the basis of ANOVA.
Example: Comparing the variability of bolt diameters from two machines.
Matched pair test is used to compare the means before and after something is done to
the samples. A t-test is often used because the samples are often small. However, a ztest is used when the samples are large. The variable is the difference between the
before and after measurements.
Example: The average weight of subjects before and after following a diet for 6 weeks

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