Suppose that you studied all of the test scores for the final spelling test of the year for 3rd-grade girls and boys at a particular school.

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 Suppose that you studied all of the test scores for the final spelling test of the year for 3rd-grade girls and boys at a particular school.

In this discussion, you will be asked to reflect upon a scenario where you need to make a ‘guess’ based upon your ‘hunch’ regarding this particular situation. This prompt comes from the sections titled Introduction to the Null Hypothesis in your course text.

  1.  Suppose that you studied all of the test scores for the final spelling test of the year for 3rd-grade girls and boys at a particular school. You discovered that there was a difference in the mean scores between the girls and boys.
  2. Is the null hypothesis a possible explanation for the difference? Explain your answer.

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