Paired or not? Part I

Paired or not? Part I#

In each of the following scenarios, determine if the data are paired.

Part 1#

Examine age-related wage disparities by comparing the earnings of younger and older employees in a company.

Answer Section#

  • Paired.

  • Not paired.

Part 2#

Assess gender-related salary gap by comparing salaries of randomly sampled men and women.

Answer Section#

  • Paired.

  • Not paired.

Part 3#

Compare artery thicknesses at the beginning of a study and after 2 years of taking Vitamin E for the same group of patients.

Answer Section#

  • Paired.

  • Not paired.

Part 4#

Evaluate the effects of a meditation program on stress levels by comparing measurements before and after the program duration.

Answer Section#

  • Paired.

  • Not paired.

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenIntro Statistics textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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