Question

The Dean of the Business School at State University would like to test the hypothesis that no difference exists between the average final exam grades for the Introduction to Marketing course and the Introduction to Finance course. A random sample of eight students who took both courses was selected and their final exam grades for each course are shown below.
Student 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marketing 82 86 74 93 90 76 87 100
Finance 76 91 70 79 96 70 85 81

If Population 1 is defined as the Marketing exam scores and Population 2 is defined as the Finance exam scores. Which of the following test is appropriate for Dean's hypothesis?

a. One-way ANOVA
b. Paired samples t- test
c. One sample t- test
d. Independent samples t-test

Answer 1

Answer:

Paired samples t- test is appropriate for Dean's hypothesis

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Data :

Student           1     2     3      4      5      6      7      8

Marketing      82  86   74    93    90    76   87   100

Finance         76   91    70    79    96     70  85   81

We are supposed to find the test which is appropriate for Dean's hypothesis

We are given the grades of two different subjects for same student

We perform the paired t test because the final grades for the Marketing and Finance  is taken for the same student.

So, Option B is correct

Hence Paired samples t- test is appropriate for Dean's hypothesis