I am using the function t.test to perform the independent samples t-test in R Studio. I have included the argument 'conf = 0.95' to obtain a 95% CI for the difference in population means. I am surprised to note that the output does not automatically include the difference in means corresponding to the reported CI limits. Could I please have advice on:
a) how R decides which way round, by default, to calculate the difference in sample means and corresponding differences for the CI limits;
b) whether I can include an extra argument in t.test to request that the difference in sample means is included in the output;
and
c) whether I can control which way round the difference is calculated for the CI limits when using the argument "conf=0.95".
It may help to note that the categories for my group variable are included as text names rather than numbers in my dataset.
Also, I can see that in any one case, it is possible to use the t-statistic value generated to deduce which way round the difference in means was calculated. However, I would prefer to have a more general insight in the senses reflected in my above queries.
Many thanks in advance!