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Both samples are in one column
Each sample is in its own column
Sample standard deviations
Sample variances

Both samples are in one column

Complete the following steps if your observations are in one column and group identifiers are in a second column.

From the drop-down list, select Both samples are in one column.
In Samples, enter the column of numeric data that you want to analyze.
Tip
Click in Samples to see the columns that are available for your analysis.
In Sample IDs, enter the column that contains the group that each observation corresponds to.

In this worksheet, Corrects contains the number of steering corrections each driver made. Road Type indicates the type of road the driver drove on.

C1	C2
Corrects	Road Type
11	Dirt
6	Paved
8	Dirt
3	Paved

Each sample is in its own column

Complete the following steps if the data for each group are in different columns.

From the drop-down list, select Each sample is in its own column.
In Sample 1, enter the first column of numeric data that you want to analyze.
In Sample 2, enter the second column of numeric data that you want to analyze.

In this worksheet, Dirt Road contains the number of steering corrections made on the first road type. Paved Road contains the steering corrections on the second road type.

C1	C2
Dirt Road	Paved Road
11	6
8	3
10	12
15	5

Sample standard deviations

Complete the following steps if you have summary statistics for the two samples, rather than actual sample data in the worksheet.

From the drop-down list, select Sample standard deviations.
Enter the summary statistics in Sample size and Standard deviation.

Sample variances

Complete the following steps if you have summary statistics for the two samples, rather than actual sample data in the worksheet.

From the drop-down list, select Sample variances.
Enter the summary statistics in Sample size and Variance.