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Original Articles

A test for the difference of means

Pages 33-46 | Received 01 Nov 1984, Published online: 20 Mar 2007
 

Abstract

This paper offers A new test for the difference of means when the ratio of variances is unknown (the Behrens Fisher problem). The proposed test is akin to the familiar z-test, which is sometimes used when the sample sizes are large, with the exception (hat there is a variance correction factor. Evidence is presented which indicates the proposed test significantly outperforms the test.

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