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Chapter 11: Q.43 (page 657)

A math teacher wants to see if two of her classes have the same distribution of test scores. What test should she use?

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A math teacher will use a test of Homogeneity.

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A math teacher wants to see if two of her classes have the same distribution of test scores.

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Explanation

It can be used to determine whether the distribution of two populations is the same. The same approach is used to calculate the test statistics for a homogeneity test as it is for an independent test. A test of independence examines whether or not two variables are mutually exclusive.

Therefore, a math teacher will use a test of Homogeneity.

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