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You have three options in the Data Analysis Toolpak (How to load the Data
Analysis Toolpak) for a t test in Excel. Read below if you aren’t sure which
test to choose or skip to the section you need:
T-testing is used in hypothesis testing, when you are deciding if you should
support or reject a null hypothesis. Which t test in Excel you use depends
mostly on what type of data you have. If your data has two sets of
observations from the same group (for example, medical testing before and
after a drug is administered to the same group of people), you would use
the paired two sample for means. Otherwise, use a two sample test for
variances.
Paired Two Sample For Means is used when your sample observations are
naturally paired. The usual reason for performing this test is when you are
testing the same group twice. For example, if you are testing a new drug,
you’ll want to compare the sample before and after they take the drug to
see if the results are different. This particular t test in Excel used a paired
two-sample test to determine if the before and after observations are likely
to have been derived from distributions with equal population means.
The other two tests are used when you have different groups (i.e. you aren’t
testing one group twice over time). The Two-Sample assuming Equal
Variances test is used when you know (either through the question or you
have analyzed the variance in the data) that the variances are the same.
The Two-Sample assuming UNequal Variances test is used when either:
In most cases, you don’t know if the variances are equal or not, so you
would use the Two-Sample assuming UNequal Variances test.
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Step 2: State your null hypothesis (How to state the null hypothesis). For
example, your null hypothesis might be that the means are the same.
Step 3: Click the “Data” tab and then click “Data analysis.” If you don’t see
the Data Analysis option, load the Data Analysis Toolpak.
Step 4: Click “t test paired two sample for means” from the options window
then click “OK.”
Step 5: Click the “Variable 1 Range” box and then select your first variable
list (usually the Before list).
Step 6: Click the “Variable 2 Range” box and then select your second
variable list (usually the After list).
Step 7: Type a number into the Hypothesized Mean Difference box. For
example, if your null hypothesis stated that there was no difference
between the means, enter “0.” Otherwise, if you are hypothesizing there is a
difference, type that difference into the box.
Step 9: Type an alpha level into the alpha level box. An alpha level of 0.05,
or 5%, is standard in hypothesis testing so if you aren’t sure what alpha
level you need, leave this at 0.05.
Step 10: Click the Output Range box and select an area to the right of your
data.
Step 1: Compare the alpha level you chose (i.e. 0.05) to the p-value in the
output. If the p-value in the output is smaller than the alpha level you
chose, reject the null hypothesis.
Step 2: Compare the t-critical value in the output with the t-value. If the t-
value is larger than the t-critical value, reject the null hypothesis. There are
two t-critical values, one-tail and two-tail. If you aren’t sure if you have a
one-tailed test or a two-tailed test, always compare the t-value to the two-
tail t critical value.
In order to fully reject the null hypothesis, use both values (p and t) in
combination. In other words, if you think you might reject the null based on
the t-value, but your p-value is large, then don’t reject the null.
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Step 2: Write the null hypothesis (How to state the null hypothesis). For
example, your null hypothesis might be that the means are different by a
certain amount.
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Step 3: Click the “Data” tab and then click “Data analysis.” If you don’t see
the Data Analysis button on the toolbar (to the far right of the Data tab),
load the Data Analysis Toolpak.
Step 4: Click “t test two sample Assuming Equal variances ” from the
options window then click “OK.”
Step 5: Click the “Variable 1 Range” box and then select your first data list.
Step 6: Click the “Variable 2 Range” box and then select your second data
list.
Step 7: Type a number into the Hypothesized Mean Difference box. For
example, if your null hypothesis stated that there was no difference
between the means, type “0.”
Step 8: Check the “Labels” box (you’ll usually want to include labels so you
can easily compare the two sets of data).
Step 9: Type an alpha level into the alpha level box. If you don’t know what
alpha level you should be using, leave it at 0.05.
Step 10: Click the Output Range box and select an area for your output.
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Step 2: State your null hypothesis (How to state the null hypothesis) (i.e.
the means for both sets of data are the same).
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Step 3: Click “Data” and then click “Data analysis.” If you don’t see Data
Analysis, load the Data Analysis Toolpak.
Step 4: Click “t test two sample Assuming unequal variances ” and then
click the “OK” button. This will open the t test two sample Assuming
unequal variances dialog box.
Step 5: Type the location for your first set of data into the “Variable 1” box.
Step 6: Type the location for your first set of data into the “Variable 2” box.
Step 7: Type a number into the Hypothesized Mean Difference box. The
hypothesized mean difference should have been stated when you wrote
your null hypothesis. For example, if you think the means are the same
then the hypothesized mean difference is 0.
Step 8: Check the “Labels” box (assuming you included labels for your data,
which is always a good idea).
Step 9: Click the “Alpha level” box and then type an alpha level. the default
is 0.05, which is a standard alpha level for these tests.
Step 10: Click the “Output Range” box and select an area for your output.
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T Test in Excel: Easy Steps with Video was last modified: September 2nd,
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