Can a matched-pair t-test be used to determine if a group of patients receiving an experimental treatment improve relative to a different group receiving a placebo?

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May 30, 2016

No.

Explanation:

Because it is called a matched-pair t-test, the two groups should consist of the same patients. You can use two-independent t-test, instead.

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