/* Two Sample T-test and Confidence Interval for the Mean BMI
Difference Between Males and Females */
filename infile url 'http://hedwig.mgh.harvard.edu/biostatistics/sites/default/files/public/education/tmp_sample_data.csv';
proc import file=infile out=t01 dbms=csv replace;
run;
proc ttest data=t01;
class gender;
var bmi;
run;
/********************************** ANNOTATED RESULTS **********************************/
The SAS System
The TTEST Procedure
Variable: bmi
gender N Mean Std Dev Std Err Minimum Maximum
0 16 25.9375 3.1134 0.7783 20.8000 32.8000
1 44 26.0318 4.0021 0.6033 17.3000 34.0000
Diff (1-2) -0.0943a 3.7923 1.1071
gender Method Mean 95% CL Mean Std Dev
0 25.9375 24.2785 27.5965 3.1134
1 26.0318 24.8151 27.2486 4.0021
Diff (1-2) Pooled -0.0943 -2.3104 2.1218b 3.7923
Diff (1-2) Satterthwaite -0.0943 -2.0954 1.9067
gender Method 95% CL Std Dev
0 2.2999 4.8186
1 3.3066 5.0707
Diff (1-2) Pooled 3.2103 4.6340
Diff (1-2) Satterthwaite
Method Variances DF t Value Pr > |t|
Pooled Equal 58 -0.09 0.9324c
Satterthwaite Unequal 34.141 -0.10 0.9243
Equality of Variances
Method Num DF Den DF F Value Pr > F
Folded F 43 15 1.65 0.2915