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For the following studies, identify if the samples are
independent samples or dependent (paired) samples.

a) A retailer is testing a new hand lotion. Each subject is
asked to put brand X on one hand and brand Y on the other hand. The
sample data are the measurements of moisture levels on the brand X
hand and on the brand Y hand.

b) A researcher is interested in the effects of second­hand
smoke. The researcher chooses a random sample of 50 households with
smokers and a separate random sample of 50 households with no
smokers. The researcher studies the lung tissue of a non­smoking
resident from each household and compares the lung tissue of the 50
non­smokers from smoking households to the lung tissue of 50
non­smokers from non­smoking households.

c) A sample of ten military recruits participate in a
rifle­shooting competition. The same ten recruits complete a
week­long training course and afterwards perform in the same
rifle­shooting competition. We wish to compare the recruits’
performances before and after the training