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A teacher is experimenting with a new computer-based instruction and conducts a study to test its effectiveness. In which situation could the teacher use a hypothesis test for matched pairs?

The teacher gives each student in the class a pretest. Then she teaches a lesson using a computer program. Afterwards, she gives each student a post-test. The teacher wants to see if the difference in scores will show an improvement.
The teacher randomly divides the class into two groups. One of the groups receives computer-based instruction. The other group receives traditional instruction without computers. After instruction, each student takes a test and the teacher wants to compare the performance of the two groups.
The teacher uses a combination of traditional methods and computer-based instruction. She asks students which they liked better. She wants to determine if the majority prefer the computer-based instruction.

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