Question

Researchers fed mice a specific amount of Aldrin, a poisonous pesticide, and studied their nervous systems to find out why Aldrin causes convulsions. The absolute refractory period, time required for nerves to recover after a stimulus, was measured and varies Normally. The measurements, in milliseconds, for five mice were 2.1, 2.3, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.

Part A: Find the mean refractory period and the standard error of the mean. (2 points)

Part B: Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the mean absolute refractory period for all mice when subjected to the same treatment. (4 points)

Part C: Suppose the mean absolute refractory period for unpoisoned mice is known to be 2.1 milliseconds. Aldrin poisoning should slow nerve recovery and therefore increase this period. Do the data give good evidence to support this theory? What can you conclude from a hypothesis test? Justify your response with statistical reasoning. (4 points)

Answer 1

Solution: Here concept of confidence interval for population mean and concept of one sample t-test is used.

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