In: Statistics and Probability
Medical researchers conducted a study to determine whether treadmill exercise could improve the walking ability of patients suffering from claudication, which is pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscles of the legs. A random sample of 48 patients walked on a treadmill for six minutes every day. After six months, the sample mean distance walked in six minutes was 348 meters, with a sample standard deviation of 80 meters. For a control group of 46 patients who did not walk on a treadmill, the sample mean distance was 309 meters with a sample standard deviation of 89 meters. Can you conclude that the population mean distance walked for patients using a treadmill is greater than that for those who do not walk on a treadmill? Test at the 5% level of significance