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  <h3>The Statistic Z</h3>
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This statistic is a measure on a random sample (or pair of samples) in which a mean (or pair of means) appears in the numerator and the numerator's standard deviation appears in the denominator. 
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If these calculations yield a value of (z) that is sufficiently different from zero, the test is considered to be statistically significant. 
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This is the formula for the statistic (z) when it is used to test the statistical hypothesis that two random samples come from populations with means equal to <IMG SRC="../pics/stats/sgstatz_muxsq1and2.png" WIDTH="145" HEIGHT="40">
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It is assumed that the values of <IMG SRC="../pics/stats/sgstatz_sigmasqx1and2.png" WIDTH="151" HEIGHT="54"> are both known.
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