Dear Experts,
As tbss user guide explains, I listed all controls before all patients for TBSS analysis. I performed 2-sample unpaired t-test to compare 16 patients and 16 healthy controls after matching age and gender.
My question is that when I list controls and patients, do I also need to care about the order within one group in terms of matched-age and gender?
For example, let's say I match age in this way:
CON001 (33 yrs) - PAT003 (30 yrs)
CON002 (20 yrs) - PAT001 (19 yrs)
CON003 (24 yrs) - PAT002 (25 yrs)
...
When I list the subjects, can I list them not caring about the order within the group, like this?
CON001 (33 yrs)
CON002 (20 yrs)
CON003 (24 yrs)
...
PAT001 (19 yrs)
PAT002 (25 yrs)
PAT003 (30 yrs)
...
Or should I need to re-name patients for matching age in this way?
CON001 (33 yrs)
CON002 (20 yrs)
CON003 (24 yrs)
...
PAT001 (30 yrs)
PAT002 (19 yrs)
PAT003 (25 yrs)
...
Recently, I am trying to verify my tbss results on my own. Any advice in this would be very appreciated in advance.
All the best,
Jason
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