In a test of a new surgical procedure,the five most respected surgeons in FlatBroke Township were invited to Carver Hospital.Each surgeon was assigned two patients of the same age,gender,and overall health.One patient was operated upon in the old way,and the other in the new way.Both procedures are considered equally safe.The surgery times are shown below: Which test should we use to test for zero difference in mean times?
A) Paired t-test
B) Independent samples t-test
C) Independent sampes z test
D) Cannot be sure without knowing $\alpha$.

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A paired t-test is appropriate in this scenario as each surgeon was assigned two patients who underwent different procedures. The data is paired, and we are interested in comparing the mean surgery times between the two procedures.

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