Testing equivalence of meansTest if there is equivalence of the means of two independent samples.

  1. Select a cell in the dataset.
  2. On the Analyse-it ribbon tab, in the Statistical Analyses group, click Compare Groups, and then click TOST hypothesis test.
    The analysis task pane opens.
  3. In the Y drop-down list, select the quantitative response variable.
  4. In the X drop-down list, select the categorical factor variable identifying the groups.
  5. In the Test drop-down list, select either Student's t or Welch t depending on the homogeneity of variances.

    The TOST equivalence test is actually specified through the Hypotheses drop-down list, the Test drop-down list indicates the type of t-test to use.

  6. In the Equivalence interval edit boxes, type the lower and upper bounds of the equivalence interval. For example, type-5 to +5 if differences between the means of ±5 is the effect size considered to be practically the same.
  7. Optional: To compare the p-value against a predefined significance level, in the Significance level edit box, type the maximum probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when in fact it is true (typically 5% or 1%).
  8. Click Calculate.
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From the Statistical Reference Guide for Analyse-it 6.24.0: https://analyse-it.com/docs/user-guide/compare-groups/testing-equivalence-mean

Statistical Reference Guide v6.24.0