When Each Data Value in One Sample Is Matched with a Corresponding

question 17

Multiple Choice

When each data value in one sample is matched with a corresponding data value in another sample, the samples are known as

• A)corresponding samples
• B)matched samples
• C)independent samples
• D)None of these alternatives is correct.

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Definitions:

Mean Number

The average value obtained by dividing the sum of all values in a dataset by the number of values.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing, typically denoted by alpha, indicating the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

Known Variance

In statistics, refers to a situation where the variance of a population is a known quantity, facilitating certain types of inference.

P(T<=t) Two-Tail

The probability that the test statistic T will fall in either tail of its distribution, assuming the null hypothesis is true, used in two-tailed tests.