| Typha swamp | Open water | ||
| Mean | 9.2 | 2.2 | |
| Variance | 41.51111 | 1.733333 | |
| Observations | 10 | 10 | |
| Pooled variance | 21.62222 | ||
| Hypothesized mean difference | 0 | ||
| Df | 18 | ||
| t Stat | 3.366145 | ||
| P(T ≤ t) one-tail | 0.00172 | ||
| t critical one-tail | 1.734064 | ||
| P(T ≤ t) two-tail | 0.00344 | ||
| t critical two-tail | 2.100922 |