Chapter 9.2, Problem 1BSC

Independent and Dependent Samples Which of the following involve independent samples?

a. Data Set 14 “Oscar Winner Age” in Appendix B includes pairs of ages of actresses and actors at the times that they won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Actor categories. The pair of ages of the winners is listed for each year, and each pair consists of ages matched according to the year that the Oscars were won.

b. Data .Set 15 “Presidents” in Appendix B includes heights of elected presidents along with the heights of their main opponents. The pair of heights is listed for each election.

c. Data Set 26 “Cola Weights and Volumes” in Appendix B includes the volumes of the contents in 36 cans of regular Coke and the volumes of the contents in 36 cans of regular Pepsi.