A researcher was interested in finding out whether students’ sense of belonging in a course differed between students attending classes on campus and students attending classes on Zoom. They recruited five students attending classes on campus and five students attending classes on Zoom to test this. Students were asked to complete a survey measuring how much they felt like they belonged in the course. The scale ranged from 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much). Students’ data, which were non-normal, are provided below. Campus Zoom 3 7 2 5 7 4 1 8 6 9
A researcher was interested in finding out whether students’ sense of belonging in a course differed between students attending classes on campus and students attending classes on Zoom. They recruited five students attending classes on campus and five students attending classes on Zoom to test this. Students were asked to complete a survey measuring how much they felt like they belonged in the course. The scale
| Campus | Zoom |
| 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 9 |
What is your obtained statistic?
A) 19.5
B) 35.5
C) 3
D) 10
What is your critical statistic?
A) 17
B) 19
C) 0
D) 1
What is your conclusion?
A) Students taking the course on campus reported a significantly lower sense of belonging compared to students taking the course on Zoom.
B) Students taking the course on campus reported a significantly higher sense of belonging compared to students taking the course on Zoom.
C) Sense of belonging did not significantly differ between students taking the course on campus and students taking the course on Zoom.
D) Sense of belonging significantly differed between students taking the course on campus and students taking the course on Zoom.
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