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- a. What is the response variable? What is the explanatory variable?
- b. How is randomization used in this study?
- c. Is the sampling method dependent or independent? Explain.
- d. Conduct the appropriate test to determine whether the data suggest students score worse in the texting group. Use an α = 0.05 level of significance.
- e. Estimate the mean difference in scores between the texting group and cell-phone off group with 90% confidence.
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