For Questions Below, Use the Following: a Researcher Believes That

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For questions below, use the following: A researcher believes that athletic skill in basketball is a function of "handedness". A random sample of 24 professional basketball players was selected from the N.B.A., and divided into two groups according to preferred hand for shooting foul shots. The players were than ranked according to ability by a panel of sports writers. The data follow: $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { Prefer Right Hand } & \text { Prefer Left Hand } \\4 & 1 \\5 & 2 \\7 & 3 \\10 & 6 \\11 & 8 \\13 & 9 \\14 & 12 \\17 & 15 \\18 & 16 \\19 & 21 \\20 & 22 \\23 & \\24 & \\& \\\text { n1 } = 13 & \mathrm { n } 2 = 11\end{array}$$
-Identify the type of research.