the effectiveness of a business school preparation course, 8 students took a general business test before and after the course. The results are given below.   Student Exam Score Before the Course Exam Score After the Course 1 720 700 2 740 770 3 900 950 4 700 710

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To test the effectiveness of a business school preparation course, 8 students took a general business test before and after the course. The results are given below.

 

Student

Exam Score

Before the Course

Exam Score

After the Course

1

720

700

2

740

770

3

900

950

4

700

710

5

500

580

6

840

900

7

820

840

8

640

650

 

  1. Use an appropriate hypothesis test, at 0.05 level of significance, to determine whether there is evidence of a difference between before and after scores of the students.
  2. What assumption is necessary to perform the hypothesis test in (a)?
  3. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean difference in before and after scores. Interpret the interval. What is your decision based on this confidence interval estimate?
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