Re: [R] how to interpret t.test output

2017-02-06 Thread Jim Lemon
Hi Somayya, When you perform a t-test on two sets of numeric values, the answer you get tells you how likely it is that those two sets of numbers came from the same distribution. What most people are interested in is whether the means of those two distributions are different. Let's see, you seem to

Re: [R] how to interpret t.test output

2017-02-06 Thread Jeff Newmiller
Perhaps someone could, but: 1) It is normal on public Internet mailing lists and forums to simply ask the actual question and let people respond if they know the answer, rather than asking for permission to ask. 2) You should read the Posting Guide for this mailing list... your question does n

[R] how to interpret t.test output

2017-02-06 Thread Gardee, Somayya
Hello for my project I am trying to write up my results from the paired t-test I conducted. Please could someone help. Thank you, Somayya Gardee NHSGG&C Disclaimer The information contained within this e-mail and in any

Re: [R] how to interpret t.test output

2008-08-09 Thread Peter Dalgaard
Felipe Carrillo wrote: Hi Ted: Thanks for your prompt reply and explanation. That's what I was wondering, why would one need to test mu=0 ,which is the t.test default. But reading Peter Dalgaard's book and looking at some examples online, I saw t.test being used like that; t.test(datasetname) wi

[R] how to interpret t.test output

2008-08-09 Thread Felipe Carrillo
I take it back, Peter Dalgaard's book uses t.test with mu=7725 and no mu=0. I got the script online. Hi Ted: Thanks for your prompt reply and explanation. That's what I was wondering, why would one need to test mu=0 ,which is the t.test default. But reading Peter Dalgaard's book and looking at

Re: [R] how to interpret t.test output

2008-08-09 Thread Felipe Carrillo
Hi Ted: Thanks for your prompt reply and explanation. That's what I was wondering, why would one need to test mu=0 ,which is the t.test default. But reading Peter Dalgaard's book and looking at some examples online, I saw t.test being used like that; t.test(datasetname) with no other arguments.

Re: [R] how to interpret t.test output

2008-08-09 Thread Ted Harding
On 09-Aug-08 20:31:33, Felipe Carrillo wrote: ># Hi all: > #I got a vector with fish lengths(mm) > # Can someone help me interpret the output of > # a t.test in plain english? > # Based on the t.test below I can say that > # I reject the null hypothesis because > # th

[R] how to interpret t.test output

2008-08-09 Thread Felipe Carrillo
# Hi all: #I got a vector with fish lengths(mm) # Can someone help me interpret the output of # a t.test in plain english? # Based on the t.test below I can say that # I reject the null hypothesis because # the p-value is smaller than the the significance # leve