A professor wants to know if students learn as well taking an online course versus a face-to-face course. The online class has 21 students while the face-to-face class has 16 students. The professor wants to know if the averages between the same final exams are significantly different. What statistic should be used?

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An independent samples t-test is appropriate because it compares the means of two independent groups (in this case, the online class and the face-to-face class) to see if there is a statistically significant difference between them.

A Professor Wants to Know If Students Learn as Well