As so often happens during the early part of the school year…

As so often happens during the early part of the school year, you receive a new student. Elisha comes into your room clinging to her mother’s hand. You greet her and talk quietly for a few moments while your students are working independently, but inside you’re thinking, “Oh, great. I just got to a place where my procedures are running pretty smoothly, and now I need to get Elisha up to speed with regard to what I expect.” Which would be the most effective way to do this?

In an independent t-test, we calculate a mean difference bet…

In an independent t-test, we calculate a mean difference between the groups (group 1 –  group 2) and we use this to test against the null.  If the mean difference and 95% confidence intervals are 4.1 (95% CI -2.5 to 10.0), would you reject the null hypothesis?