Two placement exams are available that students can take to determine which math class they should begin with in their freshman year.It is believed that there is no difference in the mean scores that would be received for the two tests.To test this using a 0.05 level of significance,a randomly selected group of students took both tests and had their scores recorded.The following data were obtained: Based on these data,the test statistic is approximately t = -1.892.

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Two placement exams are available that students can take to determine which math class they should begin with in their freshman year.It is believed that there is no difference in the mean scores that would be received for the two tests.To test this using a 0.05 level of significance,a randomly selected group of students took both tests and had their scores recorded.The following data were obtained:  Based on these data,the test statistic is approximately t = -1.892.

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Since the test statistic is not significant at the 0.05 level, we fail to reject the null hypothesis that there is no difference in the mean scores of the two tests. Therefore, it is true that there is no difference in the mean scores that would be received for the two tests.

Two Placement Exams Are Available That Students Can Take to Determine