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Twenty-five children are chosen randomly from a school playground. Their heights are measured in 2 consecutive months. What statistical test could be used to test the hypothesis that their heights are not different in consecutive months?

A
Unpaired t-test
B
Paired t-test
C
Z-test
D
Regression
High-Yield Explanation
Paired Sample T-Test The paired sample t-test, sometimes called the dependent sample t-test, is a statistical procedure used to determine whether the mean difference between two sets of observations is zero. In a paired sample t-test, each subject or entity is measured twice, resulting in pairs of observations. Common applications of the paired sample t-test include case-control studies or repeated-measures designs. Ref :

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