1. concentrations of a pollutant were measured at 25 locations in a lake after rains caused heavy runoff from surrounding areas. after a period of dry weather, they were measured again at the same locations. the data are in the file runoff. find a 90% confidence interval for the effect of runoff on pollutant concentrations.

2. repeat problem 1 treating the rainy and dry measurements as independent samples. compare the results. which is the better procedure?

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Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.