Identify each experiment below as an independent samples design or a paired samples design.
-On the basis of a pretest on knowledge of foreign governments, each student in the 9:00 class was matched with a student in the 10:30 class. The 9:00 class used a "participant approach" to the study of politics and the 10:30 class used the "Heidleburg method." At the end of the term the same test was given to both classes.
A) independent
B) paired

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This is a paired samples design because students from the 9:00 class were matched with students from the 10:30 class based on their pretest scores, and the same test was given to both groups at the end of the term to compare the effects of different teaching methods on matched pairs.

Identify Each Experiment Below as an Independent Samples Design or a Paired