Refer to the data set in the accompanying table. Assume that the paired sample data is a simple random sample and the differences have a distribution that is approximately normal. Use a significance level of 0.10 to test for a difference between the weights of discarded paper​ (in pounds) and weights of discarded plastic​ (in pounds). Household;Paper;Plastic 1;16.08;14.36 2;8.72;9.20 3;6.98;2.65 4;13.31;19.70 5;6.38;8.82 6;8.82;11.89 7;12.32;11.17 8;2.80;5.92 9;9.41;3.36 10;6.05;2.73 11;9.83;6.26 12;12.73;14.83 13;15.09;9.11 14;9.45;3.02 15;11.08;12.47 16;9.55;9.20 17;9.19;3.74 18;6.96;7.60 19;6.44;8.40 20;6.33;3.86 21;5.86;3.91 22;14.33;6.43 23;6.16;5.88 24;7.98;6.09 25;17.65;11.26 26;13.05;12.31 27;16.39;9.70 28;3.27;0.63 29;6.67;6.09 30;7.57;5.92

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Refer to the data set in the accompanying table. Assume that the paired sample data is a simple random sample and the differences have a distribution that is approximately normal. Use a significance level of 0.10 to test for a difference between the weights of discarded paper​ (in pounds) and weights of discarded plastic​ (in pounds).

Household;Paper;Plastic
1;16.08;14.36
2;8.72;9.20
3;6.98;2.65
4;13.31;19.70
5;6.38;8.82
6;8.82;11.89
7;12.32;11.17
8;2.80;5.92
9;9.41;3.36
10;6.05;2.73
11;9.83;6.26
12;12.73;14.83
13;15.09;9.11
14;9.45;3.02
15;11.08;12.47
16;9.55;9.20
17;9.19;3.74
18;6.96;7.60
19;6.44;8.40
20;6.33;3.86
21;5.86;3.91
22;14.33;6.43
23;6.16;5.88
24;7.98;6.09
25;17.65;11.26
26;13.05;12.31
27;16.39;9.70
28;3.27;0.63
29;6.67;6.09
30;7.57;5.92

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