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package org.moeaframework.util.statistics;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.commons.math3.stat.inference.TestUtils;
/**
* The Two-Sample t test determines if the mean of two populations are
* different. The independent flag in the constructor is used to choose between
* the unpaired (independent) and paired (dependent) test.
* <p>
* <ul>
* <li>Null Hypothesis: The two population means are equal.
* <li>Alternative Hypothesis: The two population means are not equal.
* </ul>
* <p>
* Assumptions:
* <ol>
* <li>Samples are randomly selected from the corresponding population
* <li>The distribution of the underlying populations is normal
* </ol>
* <p>
* References:
* <ol>
* <li>Sheskin, D.J. "Handbook of Parametric and Nonparametric Statistical
* Procedures, Third Edition." Chapman & Hall/CRC. 2004.
* </ol>
*/
public class TwoSampleTTest extends IntervalRatioStatisticalTest {
/**
* {@code true} if using the unpaired T test; {@code false} if using the
* paired T test.
*/
private final boolean independent;
/**
* Constructs a two sample T test.
*
* @param independent uses the unpaired T test if {@code true}; the paired T
* test if {@code false}
*/
public TwoSampleTTest(boolean independent) {
super(2);
this.independent = independent;
}
// make method public
@Override
public void add(double value, int group) {
super.add(value, group);
}
// make method public
@Override
public void addAll(double[] values, int group) {
super.addAll(values, group);
}
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* @see TestUtils#tTest(double[], double[], double)
* @see TestUtils#pairedTTest(double[], double[], double)
*/
@Override
public boolean test(double alpha) {
List<double[]> categories = categorize();
if (independent) {
return TestUtils.tTest(categories.get(0), categories.get(1), alpha);
} else {
return TestUtils.pairedTTest(categories.get(0), categories.get(1),
alpha);
}
}
}