Determine Whether the Samples Are Independent or Dependent

question 39

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the samples are independent or dependent.
-The effectiveness of a new headache medicine is tested by measuring the amount of time before the headache is cured for patients who use the medicine and another group of patients who use a placebo drug.

• A) Dependent samples
• B) Independent samples

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Marginal Cost

The price of generating an extra unit of a good or service.

Gallons

A unit of volume for liquid measure equal to four quarts, used in both the US customary and British imperial systems.

Cereal

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