A team of researchers has conducted a survey among D'Amore$-$McKim students in an attempt to measure whether they prefer studying in Dodge Hall or Snell Library. They ask participants to rate each study location on a Likert scale from $1$ to $7,$ with $7$ being the highest. Next, they would like to compare the mean scores for each location.

Which statistical test would be most effective in estimating this relationship?

Frequency Analysis

Independent Samples t$-$test

One$-$way ANOVA

Paired Samples t$-$test