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Compare pairs
Testing equivalence of means (related samples)
Test if there is equivalence of means of two related samples.
Select a cell in the dataset.
On the
Analyse-it
ribbon tab,
in the
Statistical Analyses
group,
click
Compare Pairs
, and then click
TOST
hypothesis test.
The analysis task pane opens.
If the data consists of paired/repeated measurements in separate variables:
In the
Model
drop-down menu, select
Paired/Repeated
.
In the
Y
list, select the quantitative variables.
If the data consist of matched pairs with a separate response variable, factor variable, and blocking variable:
In the
Model
drop-down menu, select
Matched
.
In the
Y
drop-down list, select the quantitative response variable.
In the
X (factor)
drop-down list, select the categorical factor variable identifying the groups.
In the
Block
drop-down list, select the blocking variable identifying the matching.
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.
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%).
Click
Calculate
.
Related concepts
Equivalence of means hypothesis test
Related reference
Tests for means/medians
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Published 18-Apr-2023
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