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For each study, decide if the two samples are :
-A random sample of high school seniors is asked how often (times per week) they eat at a fast-food restaurant. A year later, when the students are freshmen in college, they are asked the same question. The frequencies during the senior year of high school and the freshman year in college are compared.
A) Independent samples
B) Paired samples

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Use the following information for questions:
 For each study, decide if the two samples are :
-A random sample of high school seniors is asked how often (times per week) they eat at a fast-food restaurant. A year later, when the students are freshmen in college, they are asked the same question. The frequencies during the senior year of high school and the freshman year in college are compared.
A) Independent samples
B) Paired samples

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The samples are considered paired because they involve the same group of individuals measured at two different points in time (during their senior year of high school and then again during their freshman year of college). This means the measurements are inherently linked or paired for each individual.

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