A Statistics Teacher Wants to See If There Is Any

question 24

Multiple Choice

A statistics teacher wants to see if there is any difference in the abilities of students enrolled in statistics today and those enrolled five years ago. A sample of final examination scores from students enrolled today and from students enrolled five years ago was taken. You are given the following information. ​ The p-value for the difference between the two population means is

• A) .0013.
• B) .0027.
• C) .4987.
• D) .9987.

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