Re: [racket-users] t-test (student's, welch's)

2018-12-19 Thread Jesse Alama

On 19 Dec 2018, at 4:42, 'John Clements' via users-redirect wrote:

I often find myself wanting to use a t-test. Wikipedia suggests that 
really, I should probably be using Welch’s t-test, because it works 
well when variances and sample sizes are different, and about as well 
as student’s t-test when variances and sample sizes are the same.


My vague recollection is that wanting these things makes me a 
frequentist, and a Bad Person. And that this is related to the reason 
that it’s not already present in the math/statistics package, whose 
feet I am (seriously!) not fit to wash. Not in a statistical sense, 
any way.


Are there good reasons not to implement a simple package containing 
welch’s t-test? And maybe student’s t-test, just for the heck of 
it?


Why not extend math/statistics with both t-tests (welch-t-test, 
student-t-test)? I'm sure Neil would welcome it.


Jesse

PS Frequentists are alright by me.

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[racket-users] t-test (student's, welch's)

2018-12-18 Thread 'John Clements' via users-redirect
I often find myself wanting to use a t-test. Wikipedia suggests that really, I 
should probably be using Welch’s t-test, because it works well when variances 
and sample sizes are different, and about as well as student’s t-test when 
variances and sample sizes are the same. 

My vague recollection is that wanting these things makes me a frequentist, and 
a Bad Person. And that this is related to the reason that it’s not already 
present in the math/statistics package, whose feet I am (seriously!) not fit to 
wash. Not in a statistical sense, any way.

Are there good reasons not to implement a simple package containing welch’s 
t-test? And maybe student’s t-test, just for the heck of it?

John

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