Question

Some students do homework with the TV on. Researchers wanted to see if people can work as effectively with distractions as without them. From a group of student​ volunteers, researchers randomly assigned half to do a relatively easy crossword puzzle in a quiet room and the other half to do the same crossword puzzle in a room in which a TV was on. Then each volunteer was to do a different relatively easy crossword puzzle under the other condition. Students were timed on how long it took to complete the puzzle and the difference in each​ student's quiet-room time and​ TV-room time was recorded. Which test is appropriate to use to determine if students take longer to complete the puzzle in the TV room compared to the quiet​ room, on​ average?

Answer 1

Answer:

Paired test

Step-by-step explanation:

The above research is carried out using a set of participants who were used to gather data under two different conditions. When this type of research is performed there is a match between the two conditions based on the subjects used, hence, we can pair the condition with the subject to obtain a matched pair. This sort of test also called the dependent sample t test. Thses type of test is ideal when the data is quantitative and the data obtained from two groups are dependent.