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A Researcher Was Interested in Comparing the GPAs of Students

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A researcher was interested in comparing the GPAs of students at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Mississauga campuses.Independent random samples of 8 students from the Scarborough campus and 13 students from the Mississauga campus yielded the following GPAs. A researcher was interested in comparing the GPAs of students at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Mississauga campuses.Independent random samples of 8 students from the Scarborough campus and 13 students from the Mississauga campus yielded the following GPAs.    Do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean GPA of students at the Scarborough campus differs from the mean GPA of students at the Mississauga campus? Perform a t-test at the 10% significance level.
Do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean GPA of students at the Scarborough campus differs from the mean GPA of students at the Mississauga campus? Perform a t-test at the 10% significance level.


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COV

COV refers to the coefficient of variation, a statistical measure of the relative dispersion or variability of a data set relative to its mean, expressed as a percentage.

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together; positive covariance indicates that both variables tend to move in the same direction.

Conditional Probabilities

The probability of a specific event happening after another event has already taken place.

IUPAC

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that sets standards for naming chemical compounds.

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