document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170826>Question 1170826</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2. Was the assumption of equal variances met for this Independent Samples T-test (yes or no)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Independent Samples Test<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Levene's Test for Equality of Variances	t-test for Equality of Means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	F	Sig.	t	df	Sig. (2-tailed)	Mean Difference	Std. Error Difference	95% Confidence Interval of the Difference<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number Screen Changes / Stimulation per minute	Equal variances assumed	1.865	.173	-2.357	382	.019	-1.29709	.55031	-2.37912	-.21507<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Equal variances not assumed			-2.360	381.587	.019	-1.29709	.54951	-2.37753	-.21666\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I say yes am I correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #851093 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CPhill><B>CPhill(1959)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CPhill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CPhill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=851093\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To determine if the assumption of equal variances was met, we need to look at Levene's Test for Equality of Variances.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Levene's Test:** This test checks if the variances of the two groups being compared are equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Sig. (Significance):** This is the p-value of Levene's Test.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* F = 1.865<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* Sig. = 0.173\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**Interpretation:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* If the Sig. value (p-value) is greater than 0.05, we fail to reject the null hypothesis of equal variances. This means we can assume equal variances.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* If the Sig. value (p-value) is less than 0.05, we reject the null hypothesis of equal variances. This means we cannot assume equal variances.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the Sig. value is 0.173, which is greater than 0.05, we fail to reject the null hypothesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**Answer:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, the assumption of equal variances was met.<BR>\n" );
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