A new runner has decided to purchase a new pair of running shoes. He has narrowed his choices to two brands, each of which would be appropriate for his use. His concern is whether there is a significant difference in the average wear between the two brands of shoes. He enlisted a random sample of 6 veteran runners to test the shoes. Each runner wore each brand of shoe until it wore out. What method of analysis is more appropriate to use for this problem? Group of answer choices Independent sample t-test Independent sample z-test paired difference z-test paired difference t-test

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A new runner has decided to purchase a new pair of running shoes. He has narrowed his choices to two brands, each of which would be appropriate for his use. His concern is whether there is a significant difference in the average wear between the two brands of shoes. He enlisted a random sample of 6 veteran runners to test the shoes. Each runner wore each brand of shoe until it wore out. What method of analysis is more appropriate to use for this problem?

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Independent sample t-test
Independent sample z-test
paired difference z-test
paired difference t-test
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