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As part of a course project, a statistics student surveyed random samples of 50 student athletes and 50 student non-athletes at his university, with the goal of comparing the heights of the two groups. His summary statistics are displayed in the provided table.

-Which data analysis method is more appropriate in this situation: paired data difference in means or difference in means with two separate groups?
A) Difference in means with two separate groups
B) Paired data difference in means

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Use the following to answer the questions below:
As part of a course project, a statistics student surveyed random samples of 50 student athletes and 50 student non-athletes at his university, with the goal of comparing the heights of the two groups. His summary statistics are displayed in the provided table.
 
-Which data analysis method is more appropriate in this situation: paired data difference in means or difference in means with two separate groups?
A) Difference in means with two separate groups 
B) Paired data difference in means

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Difference in means with two separate groups is the more appropriate method in this situation. An individuals in one sample cannot be "connected"
to an individual in the other sample, so the data are not paired.

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