In the fall 2012 semester data was collected from a group of

In the fall 2012 semester data was collected from a group of introductory statistics students. Two of the questions asked were: \"On average , how much money (rounded to the nearest dollar) do you spend eating out in a week?\" Do you live off campus or in campus housing?\"

RESEARCH QUESTION: IS THERE EVIDENCE THAT ON AVAERAGE , THOSE STUDENTS WHO LIVE OFF CAMPUS SPEND MORE MONEY EATING OUT THAN THOSE WHO LIVE IN CAMPUS HOUSING?

1.Is this an example of dependent(paired) or independent samples? Fully explain your reasoning.

2.What is the hypotheses?

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Solution

This is an example of dependent samples because we are looking if there is evidence to have a relationship for the 2 variables

2)

Ho : miu 1 > miu 2

H1 : miu 1 < miu 2