Question

When is it appropriate to use the paired t test (involving the mean of the differences)? A. When two independent samples are compared. B. When two dependent samples are compared. C. When four samples are compared at once. D. When any two samples are compared.

Answer 1

B. Two dependent samples are compared

Explanation:

We use it when we are comparing Two dependent samples. The paired t-test can be likened to the repeated measures ANOVA test. Both of these two test are useful when comparing how a static group does in different test conditions.

But the difference between these two are:

We use the paired t-test if the explanatory variable has two levels.

While the Repeated measures ANOVA is used when the explanatory variable has greater than two levels.