Using the Assistant menu to run the 2-Sample t-test
We can also use a 2-Sample t-test from the Assistant menu. Like the other Assistant tools, this provides a simpler interface and graphical report cards for the output. Here we will use the Pulse dataset as shown in the earlier example. We will compare the results of Pulse2 with the groups in the Ran column.
How to do it…
The following steps will help us compare the mean pulse rates of two groups of students using the Assistant tools. Initially, we will unstack the data before running the t-test:
- To open the worksheet, go to the File menu and select Open Worksheet….
- Click on the Look in Minitab Sample Data folder button.
- Open the
Pulse.mtwworksheet. - Go to the Data menu and select Unstack Columns…
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