5.2 Two Sample Comparisons


This section describes procedures for comparing samples of data from two populations. The following menu items are included:

5.2.1 Independent Samples - comparison of samples independently taken from two populations

5.2.2 Paired Samples - comparison of paired data taken from two populations

5.2.3 Hypothesis Tests (Means and Sigmas) - tests concerning the difference between two means and standard deviations

5.2.4 Hypothesis Tests (Proportions) - tests concerning the difference between two proportions

5.2.5 Hypothesis Tests (Rates) - tests concerning the difference between two rates