Statistical analysis comparing two groups is most frequently reported in the literature; an unpaired t-test is popular to inform results from two independent groups. The t-test is parametric and makes certain assumptions about the data. Literature, however, has shown that the t-test is robust to statistical assumptions violation. Many researchers, therefore, do not test assumptions to apply t-test. The robustness property of the t-test has certain limitations. A researcher interested in reporting results using a t-test must know the following:
• What are the assumptions for an unpaired t-test?
• Are assumptions essential and need to be tested?
• What is robustness in the context of statistical tests?
• Are there any reporting standards to report t-test results?
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