A television station executive would like to determine whether there is more viewership during the6

P.M. time slot or the7

P.M. time slot. The executive takes a random sample of25

days and collects the viewership numbers for the6

P.M. time slot into one sample and the viewership numbers for the7

P.M. time slot into a second sample. The executive claims that these samples are independent. Do you agree? Explain.

Select the correct answer below:

Yes, because the executive sorted the data into two distinct sets.

No, because the data points in the first sample can be linked to data points in the second sample.

Yes, because the number of viewers at6

P.M. will almost always be different than the number of viewers at7

P.M.

Yes, because the same program must be shown during both time slots to make the samples truly dependent.