The Following Data Were Generated from a Matched Pairs Experiment

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Essay

The following data were generated from a matched pairs experiment: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Pair: } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\\hline \text { Sample 1: } & 8 & 15 & 7 & 9 & 10 & 13 & 11 \\\hline \text { Sample 2: } & 12 & 18 & 8 & 9 & 12 & 11 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Determine whether these data are sufficient to infer at the 10% significance level that the two population means differ.

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Definitions:

Pierre Bourdieu

A French sociologist who made significant contributions to the understanding of social structures, cultural practices, and the concepts of habitus, cultural capital, and social field.

Symbolic Violence

A term by Pierre Bourdieu that refers to the self-perpetuating systems of social inequality maintained by cultural and symbolic systems of domination.

Symbolic Power

The capacity to control, legitimize, and enforce meanings, symbols, and cultural norms without using direct physical force.

Racial Domination

A societal condition where one racial group subjugates and maintains power over another racial group through economic, political, social, and institutional means.