Ten Functionally Illiterate Adults Were Given an Experimental One-Week Crash

question 83

Short Answer

Ten functionally illiterate adults were given an experimental one-week crash course in reading. Each of the ten adults was given a reading test prior to the course and another test after the course. The results are shown below. Is there enough evidence to infer at the 5% significance level that the reading scores have improved?
Use the Data Analysis software if you prefer.
Test statistic = ______________
Critical Value(s) = ______________
Conclusion: ______________
Interpretation: __________________________________________
Estimate the mean improvement with 95% confidence.
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