An educational researcher devised a wooden toy assembly project to test learning in 6 year olds.  The time in seconds to assemble the toy assembly was noted, and the toy was disassembled out of the child's sight. Then the child was given the task to repeat. The researcher would conclude that learning occurred if the mean of the second assembly times was shorter than the first assembly times.  At a = 0.01, can it be concluded that learning took place? Child 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trial 1  100 150 150 110 130 120 118 trial 2  90 130 150 90 105 110 120

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An educational researcher devised a wooden toy assembly project to test learning in 6 year olds. 

The time in seconds to assemble the toy assembly was noted, and the toy was disassembled out of the child's sight. Then the child was given the task to repeat. The researcher would conclude that learning occurred if the mean of the second assembly times was shorter than the first assembly times. 

At a = 0.01, can it be concluded that learning took place?

Child 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Trial 1  100 150 150 110 130 120 118
trial 2  90 130 150 90 105 110 120
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