You know the grade point averages (GPAs) of a random sample of 10 full-time college students and
Question:
You know the grade point averages (GPAs) of a random sample of 10 full-time college students and 10 part-time college students. You want to test the hypothesis that the typical GPAs for full-time and part-time college students are different. Which test(s) should you choose for each situation?
a. Suppose your preliminary investigation lead you to conclude that the distributions of GPAs for both groups are approximately Normal.
b. Suppose your preliminary investigation lead you to conclude that the distributions of GPAs for both groups are not Normal but have the same shape.
Choose from the following tests, as appropriate: paired t-test, sign test, two-sample t test, and Mann-Whitney test. There may be two acceptable choices.
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Introductory Statistics Exploring The World Through Data
ISBN: 9780135163146
3rd Edition
Authors: Robert Gould, Rebecca Wong, Colleen N. Ryan