Question: Because no one could believe that there would be differences in happiness ratings after reading books for fun and those for school, a group of

  1. Because no one could believe that there would be differences in happiness ratings after reading books for fun and those for school, a group of students were each asked to read two very different books. A sample of 500 participants read two books, but the order in which they read the books was counterbalanced and there was a delay of six months in reading the books.The prediction was that reading a fun book would lead to greater relationship happiness than reading a book for school. The data file is FunBook. Analysis the data with a dependent t-test.

  1. Should a one-tailed or two-tailed test be conducted? Explain in one sentence.

  1. State the null hypothesis in equation format.

  1. State the alternative hypothesis in equation format.

  1. What is the p-value for the test?

  1. Is the null hypothesis accepted or rejected?Use alpha = 0.05.

  1. What is the overall conclusion, considering the test results, the effect size and the means associated with each book?

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