In: Computer Science
Consider the following research hypothesis and the p-value
obtained via a statistical test. Would this testing have involved
one-sample or two-sample hypothesis testing? Does the scenario
involved paired or independent samples?
Assuming the appropriate testing was used, what would be an
appropriate conclusion to draw given the reported results and
p-value?
Explain the reasoning for your answers.
The hypothesis is that students who are familiar with the Theory of
Algorithms learn the programming language C++ faster than students
who are not familiar with this theory. We have gathered data from
30 students who are familiar with the Theory of Algorithms (Group
1) and 30 students who are not familiar with the Theory of
Algorithms (Group 2). Experiments showed students from Group 1 took
a mean of 32.5 hours to complete the training course of C++, while
students Group 2 the mean was 42.1 hours. The p-value was 0.14.