Tex, Who Had Created the Stats Bar-X Ranch, Nodded Slightly

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Tex, who had created the Stats Bar-X Ranch, nodded slightly as he rode out of the corral one last time, this time toward the sunset. "Whoa just a minute, Mr. Book," said the young blogger standing by the gate, "sorry to see you go. You always gave everybody a personal feeling… kind of a social connection, you know.""Yeah, well, this business has changed," Tex growled. "The price you have to pay is so high that folks just naturally find some cheaper way. And heck, I haven't been able to get any decent help since that night Ed left.""It sure is too bad, but please, would you give me just one more stat problem, maybe one with a moral?" implored the blogger, thinking of her readers."Well, sure, see what you think of this one."The cowpokes from nearby ranches all worry about their jobs. So they get a consultant who gives them a questionnaire, puts them through a seminar, and then makes them fill out the questionnaire again. The seminar is just videos of people doing interesting jobs and their background. The questionnaire is pretty long but it measures how many jobs you see yourself as being successful in. The scores are positively skewed and high scores mean more jobs. Analyze these data and tell about the effect of the seminar. $$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Ranches } & \text { Before } & \text { After } \\\hline\text { Bar X } & 50 & 59 \\\text { Hat Y } & 45 & 43 \\2 \text { Esses } & 54 & 70 \\\text { Big T } & 40 & 60 \\\text { little t } & 43 & 48 \\\text { Graceful } \chi & 57 & 65 \\\text { Hoofprint U } & 48 & 58\end{array}$$ "Still sorry to see you go, sir, but if you want, you can always contribute to my blog.""Thanks, maybe I will. I'm probably more versatile than I realize."