ACTIVITY 8

Name: ___________________________ Score: _____________

Course & Year :____________________ Date:
______________

1. Is there a difference in the pre-test and post-test scores of nursing

students in Biostatistics? (pre-test scores=scores in a 100-item test
before review sessions; posttest scores=scores in a 100-item after

review sessions
Pre- 61 40 67 34 23 65 78 90
test 45 89 83 52 92 87 67 56
Post- 56 80 60 60 70 55 94 60
test 56 77 70 89 94 89 80 80

2. Compare the mean age of incoming students to the known mean age for
all previous incoming students. A random sample of
40 incoming college freshmen was taken and was found to have a
mean age 19.5 year with standard deviation of 1 year . The college database

shows the mean age for previous incoming students was 18. Compute
the appropriate test and make a decision.