Table 2.
t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances for 2nd and 3rd study combined
| pre-game 2x vs. 1.5x | post-game 2x vs. 1.5x | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x | 1.5x | 2x | 1.5x | |||
| Mean (matching attempts) | 30.05882353 | 30.94444 | Mean (matching attempts) | 29.52941176 | 31.55556 | |
| Variance | 121.8088235 | 51.34967 | Variance | 96.88970588 | 35.9085 | |
| Observations | 17 | 18 | Observations | 17 | 18 | |
| Df | 27 | df | 26 | |||
| t Stat | -0.279806427 | t Stat | -0.730441427 | |||
| P(T < = t) one-tail | 0.390879247 | P(T < = t) one-tail | 0.235825777 | |||
| t Critical one-tail | 1.703288446 | t Critical one-tail | 1.70561792 | |||
| P(T < = t) two-tail | 0.781758494 | P(T < = t) two-tail | 0.471651554 | |||
| t Critical two-tail | 2.051830516 | t Critical two-tail | 2.055529439 | |||
| pre-test 2x vs. 1.5x | post-test 2x vs. 1.5x | |||||
| 2x | 1.5x | 2x | 1.5x | |||
| Mean | 4.647058824 | 3.722222 | Mean | 6.117647059 | 5.333333 | |
| Variance | 3.492647059 | 1.624183 | Variance | 3.110294118 | 5.411765 | |
| Observations | 17 | 18 | Observations | 17 | 18 | |
| Df | 28 | df | 32 | |||
| t Stat | 1.700796708 | t Stat | 1.127823783 | |||
| P(T < = t) one-tail | 0.050031757 | P(T < = t) one-tail | 0.133889939 | |||
| t Critical one-tail | 1.701130934 | t Critical one-tail | 1.693888748 | |||
| P(T < = t) two-tail | 0.100063514 | P(T < = t) two-tail | 0.267779878 | |||
| t Critical two-tail | 2.048407142 | t Critical two-tail | 2.036933343 | |||
When comparing the 1.5x and 2x speeds in the combined second and third cohort of students, it was found that none of the observed differences between the pre- and post-quizzes and games were statistically significant at the conventional alpha level of 0.05. This data is observed in Table 2