TABLE 10-5
to Test the Effectiveness of a Business School

question 73

Multiple Choice

TABLE 10-5
To test the effectiveness of a business school preparation course, 8 students took a general business test before and after thecourse. The results are given below
$$\begin{array}{l}\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \text { Exam Score } \quad \text { Exam Score }\\\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Student } & \text { Before Course (1) } & \text { After Course (2) } \\\hline 1 & 530 & 670 \\2 & 690 & 770 \\3 & 910 & 1,000 \\4 & 700 & 710 \\5 & 450 & 550 \\6 & 820 & 870 \\7 & 820 & 770 \\8 & 630 & 610 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

-Referring to Table 10-5, what is the critical value for testing at the 5% level of significance whether the business school preparation course is effective in improving exam scores?

• A) 1.895
• B) 2.365
• C) 2.145
• D) 1.761

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