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Chapter 18.2, Problem 12E
Two fuel additives are tested to determine their effect on miles per gallon for passenger cars. Test results for 12 cars follow; each car was tested with both fuel additives. Use α = .05 and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to see whether there is a significant difference between the
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