The head of the English department is interested in the difference in writing scores between freshman English students who are taught by different teachers. The incoming freshmen are randomly assigned to one of two English teachers and are given a standardized writing test after the first semester. We take a sample of eight students from one class and nine from the other. a) Is there a difference in achievement on the writing test between the two classes? b) Give a brief report of your thoughts Here is the data from the two classes

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The head of the English department is interested in the difference in writing scores between freshman English students who are taught by different teachers. The incoming freshmen are randomly assigned to one of two English teachers and are given a standardized writing test after the first semester. We take a sample of eight students from one class and nine from the other.
a) Is there a difference in achievement on the writing test between the two classes?
b) Give a brief report of your thoughts
Here is the data from the two classes
Class one         Class two
35                        52
51                         87
66                          76
42                          62
37                         81
46                         71
60                        55
55                          67
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