Decide rst whether data are quantitative or qualitative. Unless mentioned otherwise, no assumption has been seriously violated, and therefore the appropriate test should be selected from among t , F , or c2 tests. Specify the precise form of the test. For example, specify that the t test is for two population means with related samples, or that the c2 test is for two variables, or that the F test is for repeated measures.

A social scientist wishes to determine whether there is a relationship between the attractiveness scores (on a 100-point scale) assigned to college students by a panel of peers and their scores on a paper-and-pencil test of anxiety.