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Statistical power

Example: Two sample t-test

Procedure for test

Verify normal distribution

Verify same variance in the two samples

Calculate test statistic

t

=

x

1

-

x

2

s

1

2

( 1

n

1

+

1

n

2

)

Sample estimate of variance, σ

2