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The cholesterol levels of 100 students randomly selected at a university were measured at the beginning (x) and at the end (y) of a health dynamics course. The measurements show that x>y for 52 students, x<y for 46 students, and x=y for 2 students. Test the hypothesis that P(X>y)=0.5 against an appropriate alternative hypothesis. Let alpha equal 0.05

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