In: Statistics and Probability
The yield data (kg/plot) were collected from 20 plots. Each fertilizer (A or B) was randomly assigned to 10 plots.
Fertilizer A | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
Fertilizer B | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 17.6 |
a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
b. Conduct 2 tailed, paired t-test
c. Make a conclusion based on a 10% significance level. Briefly explain how do you make this conclusion.