In: Statistics and Probability
What statistical test should be used for the following study? An university counselor believes that hypnosis is more effective than the standard treatment given to students who have high test anxiety. To test his belief, he randomly divides 22 students with high test anxiety into two groups. One of the groups receives the hypnosis treatment and the other group receives the standard treatment. When the treatments are concluded, each student is given a test anxiety questionnaire.
a. single sample t-test b. independent samples t-test c. dependent/related samples t-test d. z-test