For Questions Below, Use the Following: a Researcher Sets Up

question 56

Short Answer

For questions below, use the following: A researcher sets up a one-group, repeated-measures experimental design. Because the original, interval measures were badly skewed the data were converted into ordinal form. $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Subject \# } & \text { Pre-Rank } & \text { Post-Rank } \\1 & 1 & 1 \\2 & 3 & 2 \\3 & 2 & 7 \\4 & 5 & 3 \\5 & 7 & 4 \\6 & 6 & 8 \\7 & 8 & 9 \\8 & 10 & 5 \\9 & 9 & 6 \\10 & 4 & 10\end{array}$$
-Indicate the critical, tabled value of T at .05

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