SOLUTION: How do you decide whether to use an independent t-test or a dependent (or correlated) t-test?

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Question 1086021: How do you decide whether to use an independent t-test or a dependent (or correlated) t-test?
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If the samples are independent i.e. the elements from which the samples are collection are not identical in the samples an independent t-test is performed. But if the samples are dependent then a dependent t-test is performed.