You have examined litter size in the well-studied nematode worm Caenorhabditiselegans. These nematodes can reproduce multiple times, so you have taken a sample of individual worms and counted the number of offspring in their first and second litters.
(A) Which test is the most appropriate to analyze these data, and why is that test most appropriate?
(B) What are an appropriate null and alternative hypothesis for this statistical test?
(C) Analyze your data, and indicate whether there is a significant or a non-significant result of your statistical test. Include results from tests.
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# of Offspring
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Litter 1
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Litter 2
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36
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43
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62
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40
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54
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44
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57
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57
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48
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60
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61
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50
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54
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40
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56
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55
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57
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43
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39
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50
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45
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53
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51
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60
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