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ProfMartin Was Interested in Which of Two Popular Statistics Textbooks

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Prof.Martin was interested in which of two popular statistics textbooks (Statistics: It Will Change Your Life and Statistics: Bigger, Better, Stronger) was better for students.Prof.Martin compared the two texts by assigning one text to a section of statistics taught by Prof.Miller from 10 to 11 a.m.on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the other text to a section of statistics taught by Prof.Mervin from 7 to 10 p.m.on Wednesday evenings.At the end of the term, all students took the same comprehensive test.Students to whom Statistics: Bigger, Better, Stronger was assigned performed better on the test than did students to whom Statistics: It Will Change Your Life was assigned.Therefore, Prof.Martin concluded that the former textbook was the better one.What was the dependent variable in this study?


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Observed Frequencies

The actual number of occurrences of each possible outcome of a variable recorded in a dataset, often used in the context of chi-square tests and frequency distributions.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated count of occurrences across different categories in a probability distribution based on a theoretical model.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that suggests there is a significant difference or effect, in contrast to the null hypothesis.

Expected Frequency

The theoretical frequency of an event occurring in a set of trials, calculated based on the probability of the event.

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