High school students are given a standardized college preparedness test and their scores are recorded. The next week they spend several days learning test-taking techniques. They are then given another standardized test and their scores are recorded again. Which statistical procedure will test the effectiveness of the test-taking technique instruction on standardized test scores of the high school students?
Statistical procedure:
Paired sample t test (also called dependent sample t test)
Here,
the sample: High school students
Dependent samples: scores before and after learning test-taking techniques.
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