Imagine that you wanted to look at the difference between two independent groups

Imagine that you wanted to look at the difference between two independent groups. For example, you want to explore partner violence to see whether men or women are more physically violent in abusive relationships. The statistic you would conduct is an independent sample t-test. This test will tell you if there is a statistical difference between the means of the two independent groups. After you conduct an independent t-test, you would arrive at the conclusion that for each of the outcome variables, the differences between the two groups were statistically significant or not statistically significant.

For this Discussion, you explain when to use a t-test and how understanding this test will benefit you as a social worker.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

Salkind, N. J., Frey, B. B. (2020c). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (7th ed.). Sage.

Chapter 11, “t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups” (pp. 198–212)

Chapter 12, “t(ea) for Two (Again): Tests Between the Means of Related Groups” (pp. 213–243)

For this week’s Assignment, download this data set to be used with the Descriptive Statistics Worksheet:

Salkind, N.J. (2017d). t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups Download t(ea) for Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups[Data file]. Retrieved from https://edge.sagepub.com/salkind6e/student-resourc…

Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics by Salkind, N.J. Copyright 2016 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Document: Independent Samples t-test Worksheet Download Independent Samples t-test Worksheet(Word document)

Post your responses to the following:

Explain when to use a t-test using a social work practice example.

Explain how understanding what a t-test is and how it functions may assist you as a social worker.