Question

Classify the two given samples as independent or dependent. Sample 1: Pre-training blood pressure of 17 people Sample 2: Post-training blood pressure of 17 people a. dependent b. independent

Answer 1

Sample 1 : independent

Sample 2 : dependent

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The given date is

Sample 1: Pre-training blood pressure of 17 people

Sample 2: Post-training blood pressure of 17 people

Now Sample 1 is independent because the Pre-training blood pressure of 17 people does not depend of Post-training blood pressure of 17 people

While

Sample 2 is dependent because the Post-training blood pressure of 17 people is dependent on the Pre-training blood pressure of 17 people