A teacher believes that her students write longer essay responses when they type versus when they handwrite. She decides to compare the number of words students write in a typed
response to the number of words they write in a comparable handwritten response to test her
claim.
Student Handwritten Word Count Type Word Count
1
202
253
2
180
210
3
289
230
4
300
311
5
178
185
6
195
214
261
242
8
196
220
9
245
258
Which of the following best describes the effect of students typing instead of handwriting their
responses, given a significance level of 0.052