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Archery target shooters use a variety of arrows made from wood, carbon, aluminum, or even platinum. One measure of the quality of an arrow (and bow) is the speed of the arrow when shot. A random sample of archers was obtained, and each was asked to shoot a carbon arrow and a similarly made aluminum arrow. The speed (in feet per second) of each arrow was measured.
a. What is the common characteristic that makes these data paired?
b. Assume normality. Conduct the appropriate hypothesis test to determine whether there is any evidence that the aluminum arrow flies faster. Use a = 0.05.
c. Find bounds on the p value associated with this hypothesis test.