Best practice in statistics: Use the Welch t-test when testing the difference between two groups

被引：86

作者：

West, Robert M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Med, Leeds Inst Hlth Sci, Worsley Bldg, Leeds LS2 9JL, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 2021年 / 58卷 / 04期

关键词：

Statistics; t-test; validity;

D O I：

10.1177/0004563221992088

中图分类号：

R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Clinical biochemists often wish to compare two groups of measurements. In order to do so, they must be familiar with Student's t-test. This article provides guidance for the use of the Welch t-test, with subtle but important differences and validity in a broader range of settings: advises the use of the Welch t-test rather than Student's t-test.

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