Assume That You Want to Test the Claim That the Paired

question 1

Multiple Choice

Assume that you want to test the claim that the paired sample data come from a population for which the mean difference is $\mu _ { d } = 0$ 0. Compute the value of the t test statistic. Round intermediate calculations to four decimal
Places as needed and final answers to three decimal places as needed. $$\begin{array} { | l | l l l l l l l l | } \hline x & 28 & 31 & 20 & 25 & 28 & 27 & 33 & 35 \\\hline y & 26 & 27 & 26 & 25 & 29 & 32 & 33 & 34 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) t = -0.690
• B) t = -1.185
• C) t = -1.480
• D) t = -0.523

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