Which of the following software can be used to perform a t-test? (A) MS Excel…
2022
Which of the following software can be used to perform a t-test?
(A) MS Excel
(B) Unix
(C) SPSS
(D) Microsoft Equation
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below.
Answer: C. (A) and (C) only — ConceptA t-test must be carried out by a tool that implements the statistical calculation or provides a t-test procedure. A spreadsheet qualifies when it has…
- A.
(A) and (B) only
- B.
(B), (C) and (D) only
- C.
(A) and (C) only
- D.
(A), (C) and (D) only
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Concept
A t-test must be carried out by a tool that implements the statistical calculation or provides a t-test procedure.
A spreadsheet qualifies when it has a built-in statistical function, while a statistical package qualifies through a dedicated test command.
Application
MS Excel provides the T.TEST function for paired and two-sample t-tests.
Unix is an operating-system platform; statistical programs may run on it, but Unix itself is not a t-test application.
SPSS provides dedicated one-sample, independent-samples, and paired-samples t-test procedures.
Microsoft Equation is an equation editor for typesetting mathematical expressions, not a statistical-analysis package.
Cross-check
Microsoft documents the T.TEST function, and IBM documents the SPSS T-TEST command and its supported test types.
Result
Therefore, the usable software named in the statements are MS Excel and SPSS.