I'm looking through some data that I have collected from my patients over the past year and wanted to know what Statistical Test to use to see if a certain drug I have been giving my patients (different patients received different doses based on pain relief) affected how long it took their heart to contract. I've split my patients in two groups, one group that received the drug (various doses) and a control group that did not receive the drug. With regards to the statistics:
1. What test do I use to see if there is a difference in the average Age, Sex, and weight between these two groups?
2. What test do I use to see if there is a difference in the average time it takes the heart to contract between the two groups (those that got the drug and didn't get the drug)?
I haven't taken a course in statistics for almost 20 years and was curious about this subject, not sure the difference of using the t-test, ANOVA test, or other tests with regards to this subject.
1. What test do I use to see if there is a difference in the average Age, Sex, and weight between these two groups?
2. What test do I use to see if there is a difference in the average time it takes the heart to contract between the two groups (those that got the drug and didn't get the drug)?
I haven't taken a course in statistics for almost 20 years and was curious about this subject, not sure the difference of using the t-test, ANOVA test, or other tests with regards to this subject.