To compare two elementary schools regarding teaching of reading skills, 12 sets of identical twins were used. In each case, one child was selected at random and sent to school A, and his or her twin was sent to school B. Near the end of fifth grade, an achievement test was given to each child. The results follow: Twin Pair 1 2 3 4 5 6 School A 170 155 115 78 103 124 School B 115 145 129 105 110 104 Twin Pair 7 8 9 10 11 12 School A 94 118 124 140 132 87 School B 102 82 116 130 145 112 Suppose a sign test for matched pairs with a 1% level of significance is used to test the hypothesis that the schools have the same effectiveness in teaching reading skills against the alternate hypothesis that the schools have different levels of effectiveness in teaching reading skills. Let p denote portion of positive signs when the scores of school B are subtracted from the corresponding scores of school A. Give the null hypothesis and alternate hypothesis in terms of p.
To compare two elementary schools regarding teaching of reading skills, 12 sets of identical twins were used. In each case, one child was selected at random and sent to school A, and his or her twin was sent to school B. Near the end of fifth grade, an achievement test was given to each child. The results follow:
Twin Pair |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
School A |
170 |
155 |
115 |
78 |
103 |
124 |
School B |
115 |
145 |
129 |
105 |
110 |
104 |
Twin Pair |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
School A |
94 |
118 |
124 |
140 |
132 |
87 |
School B |
102 |
82 |
116 |
130 |
145 |
112 |
Suppose a sign test for matched pairs with a 1% level of significance is used to test the hypothesis that the schools have the same effectiveness in teaching reading skills against the alternate hypothesis that the schools have different levels of effectiveness in teaching reading skills. Let p denote portion of positive signs when the scores of school B are subtracted from the corresponding scores of school A. Give the null hypothesis and alternate hypothesis in terms of p.
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