Wading Through the Data Swamp:
Program Evaluation 201
Supplements
The t-Test of Differences Between Means:
Paired Sample t-Test for Participant Pre- and Posttests
Step 4: Calculate the mean for the sum of the differences between posttest scores and pretest scores (
).
Divide 33 by 50. The number of participants, 50, is called the n value.
= 33/50 = 0.66
You will use this value in step 10.








