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    1) The study used 30 sets of identical twins where one twin was randomly assigned to live with an African American family (minority environment) for a year and the other twin lived at home (home environment). 2) After a year, an attitudinal survey was administered and the differences in scores between each twin pair were analyzed using a paired t-test. 3) The results of the paired t-test showed that living in the minority environment leads to higher scores on the attitudinal survey, as the p-value was below the significance level of 0.025.

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    1) The study used 30 sets of identical twins where one twin was randomly assigned to live with an African American family (minority environment) for a year and the other twin lived at home (home environment). 2) After a year, an attitudinal survey was administered and the differences in scores between each twin pair were analyzed using a paired t-test. 3) The results of the paired t-test showed that living in the minority environment leads to higher scores on the attitudinal survey, as the p-value was below the significance level of 0.025.

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    1) The study used 30 sets of identical twins where one twin was randomly assigned to live with an African American family (minority environment) for a year and the other twin lived at home (home environment). 2) After a year, an attitudinal survey was administered and the differences in scores between each twin pair were analyzed using a paired t-test. 3) The results of the paired t-test showed that living in the minority environment leads to higher scores on the attitudinal survey, as the p-value was below the significance level of 0.025.

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    1) The study used 30 sets of identical twins where one twin was randomly assigned to live with an African American family (minority environment) for a year and the other twin lived at home (home environment). 2) After a year, an attitudinal survey was administered and the differences in scores between each twin pair were analyzed using a paired t-test. 3) The results of the paired t-test showed that living in the minority environment leads to higher scores on the attitudinal survey, as the p-value was below the significance level of 0.025.

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    Paired t-test Example Solutions

    A) Thirty sets of identical twins were enrolled in a study to measure the effect of
    home environment on certain social attitudes. One twin in each set was
    randomly assigned to a minority environment or a home environment. The
    twin assigned to the minority environment went to live with an African
    American family for a period of 1 year. At the end of the year, an attitudinal
    survey was administered. The data along with some descriptive statistics
    follow. Let alpha = 0.025 and test the hypothesis that living in the minority
    environment leads to higher scores on the attitudinal survey.

    Table 1: Raw data for the attitude versus environment study


    ID 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
    Home 65 67 75 77 69 65 73 78 70 72 73 79 68 73 71
    Minor 83 75 72 76 78 80 72 81 70 78 77 71 87 70 75
    Diff 18 8 -3 -1 9 15 -1 3 0 6 4 -8 19 -3 4
    ID 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
    Home 68 73 72 67 75 78 74 75 66 72 72 78 69 66 73
    Minor 75 79 79 69 73 77 77 81 74 83 74 72 78 78 77
    Diff 7 6 7 2 -2 -1 3 6 8 11 2 -6 9 12 4

    Note: Σdiff = 138, SSdiff = 1236.6, Diff = Minor - Home

    1) How can you tell that this is a paired experiment?


    One clue that this is a Paired Experiment is that the investigator has used sets of
    twins. Typically, when this is done the analysis will be based on the differences
    between sets of scores rather than differences between the averages of one group
    versus the other.
    2) Ho: µd < 0
    Ha: µd > 0
    3) α = 0.025 df = 29 t-crit = 2.045
    4) t-calc :
    variance = s2 = 1236.6/29 = 42.64
    standard deviation = √42.64 = 6.53
    SE mean = 6.53/√30 = 1.19
    x = 138 = 4 .6
    30

    t-calc = 4.6/1.19 = 3.86

    Rick Gumina STCC201 Paired_t-test_xmp_sol.doc


    Paired t-test Example Solutions

    5) The decision graphic is:

    6) The statistical decision is:


    Reject Ho
    7) The English interpretation is:

    At a significance level of 0.025 there is enough evidence to support the


    claim that living in a minority environment leads to higher scores on the
    attitudinal survey.

    8) Construct a 99% CI for the true average difference in attitudinal scores


    achieved by subjects living in the two different environments.

    µd = d ± t ⋅ SE
    = 4.6 ± 2.756 (1.19 )
    = 4.6 ± 3.28
    = (1.32, 7.88 )

    We are 99% confident that the true average “attitude” difference between
    living environments is between 1.32 and 7.88. At a significance level of 0.01
    we can say that living in a minority environment is associated with higher
    scores.

    Rick Gumina STCC201 Paired_t-test_xmp_sol.doc

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