A poverty reduction initiative focuses on improving the literacy rates of disadvantaged individuals. A literacy assessment was conducted before and after the program. The following data represents the pre- program and post-program literacy scores of 10 participants. Assuming that the data is not normal, is there enough evidence to suggest that the literacy improvement program had a statistically significant difference on participants' literacy levels?
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(Pre-program scores = Post-program scores) - Alternative Hypothesis (H1): There is a difference in literacy scores before and after the program. (Pre-program scores ≠Post-program scores) Show more…
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