In: Statistics and Probability
A designer of a certain type of race cars asserts that painting a car increases its top speed by reducing drag. To test this, the top speeds (in mph) of six cars were measured on a track before and after painting. The results are shown in the table below. Test the claim that the mean of the differences (painted – not painted) for all race cars (paired T-test) is positive at the 95% confidence level. Do these results support the designer’s assertion?
Unpainted |
214 |
208 |
198 |
216 |
208 |
213 |
Painted |
216 |
206 |
201 |
218 |
208 |
215 |
Let us denote the difference
d = painted – not painted
There is not sufficient evidence to support the designer’s assertion that the mean of the differences (painted – not painted) for all race cars (paired T-test) is positive.