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Timeline for t-test to compare two means

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Sep 11, 2018 at 5:43 vote accept pogibas
Jun 13, 2013 at 19:39 comment added Peter Flom If the values are proportions, then the variances are derived directly from the means. Offhand, I am not sure of the difference (if there is one) between prop.test and t.test, except for the interface. You could, of course, examine the code.
Jun 13, 2013 at 18:16 comment added pogibas It's just an example, so I will probably use R. But still, what is the difference between t.test and prop.test? And just out of curiosity - if I provide only two means and N for t.test - doesn't it nead SD?
Jun 13, 2013 at 18:12 history answered Peter Flom CC BY-SA 3.0