t-test calculation correct?
A multinomial logit model (N=192) revealed (besides others) the following statistics for the outcome, y, and one predictor, x: - y = A (baseline, n=34) - y = B (n=26), B(x)=0.7323 (SE=0.2384) - y = C (n=132), B(x)=0.6535 (SE=0.2041) With a t-test I want to explore whether the two predictors differ significantly, and I use the following calculation (according to Bortz, 2005, p.140): ########## dm <- 0.7323 - 0.6535 se.dm <- sqrt( (0.2384 / (34 + 26)) + (0.2041 / (34 + 132)) ) t.val <- dm / se.dm pval <- (1 - pt(t.val, df=(34+26+132) )) * 2 ########## My question is where this calculation is wrong and why. Ref.: Bortz, J. (2005). Statistik f?r Human- und Sozialwissenschaftler (6. Aufl). Berlin: Springer.
Sascha Vieweg, saschaview at gmail.com