Ed Wants to Know If Students Did Significantly Better on a Test

question 3

Multiple Choice

Ed wants to know if students did significantly better on a test the second time they took it. Which test of statistical significance should Ed use?

• A) Cohen's d
• B) Pearson r
• C) an independent t test
• D) a paired t test

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