Re: Student's t vs. z tests

[Paul Swank]

I agree. I still teach the t test also because of this, but at the same time I realize that what goes around, comes around, so what we are doing is ensuring that we will continue to see t tests in the literature. However, I find linear models easier to teach (once I erase the old stuff from their memories) than the basic inference course. It is so much more logical.

At 12:41 AM 4/20/01 -0400, you wrote:
>At 10:39 AM 4/19/01 -0500, Paul Swank wrote:
>>However, rather than do that why not right on to F? Why do t at all when
>>you can do anything with F that t can do plus a whole lot more?
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>don't necessarily disagree with this but, i don't ever see in the
>literature in two group situations comparing means ... F tests done ...
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>so, part of this has to do with educating students about what they will see
>in the journals, etc.
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UT-Houston School of Nursing
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