The students at a local high school were assigned to do a project for their stat
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Question
The students at a local high school were assigned to do a project for their statistics class. The project involved having sophomores take a timed test on geometric concepts. The statistics students would then use these data to determine whether there was a difference between male and female performances. Would the resulting sets of data represent dependent or independent samples?
A.
Dependent. The samples are taken from the same set of students.
B.
Dependent. The samples are from two separate and different sets of students.
C.
Independent. The two samples are from two separate and different sets of students.
D.
Independent. The samples are taken from the same set of students.
A.
Dependent. The samples are taken from the same set of students.
B.
Dependent. The samples are from two separate and different sets of students.
C.
Independent. The two samples are from two separate and different sets of students.
D.
Independent. The samples are taken from the same set of students.
Explanation / Answer
Option C