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Error in Tax Preparation
Two different tax preparation software packages have been used by employees of the ‘Perfect Tax Return’ company and the error percentages for each employee using each package have been recorded. Is there enough evidence to conclude that the new tax preparation software significantly reduces error? Perform a two-sample hypothesis paired t-test at a 5% significance level.
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Old Tax Prep Software
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New Tax Prep Software |
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Employee |
Number of Returns Prepared |
Error Percentage (%) |
Number of Returns Prepared |
Error Percentage (%) |
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A |
350 |
6 |
511 |
5 |
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B |
375 |
6 |
390 |
2 |
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C |
224 |
7 |
415 |
1 |
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D |
317 |
7 |
227 |
3 |
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E |
278 |
4 |
390 |
3 |
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F |
250 |
3 |
410 |
6 |
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G |
375 |
5 |
290 |
3 |
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H |
410 |
6 |
400 |
7 |
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