In: Statistics and Probability
A researcher wants to test the efficacy of a drug called Ozempic for curbing hunger and thus promoting weight loss. The researcher believes that feelings of hunger will decrease after taking Ozempic. The researcher recruits 5 people to participate. They rate their hunger before taking a dose of Ozempic and then rate it again after taking Ozempic. The data are provided below. Test their hypothesis using the 5-step hypothesis testing procedure. Report your answers for each step by filling in the blanks below. Use a=0.05. Please post the answers to all 5 steps:
Before | After |
9 | 5 |
8 | 5 |
7 | 1 |
10 | 2 |
6 | 6 |
Step 1: The researcher's hypothesis is (type your answer as: 1-tailed or 2-tailed):
Step 2: t obtained= (type your answer with 2 decimal places)
Step 3: t critical= (type your answer with 3 decimal places; report 2 critical values if necessary)
Step 4: Make your comparison. No need to write anything here.
Step 5: Type your final numerical answer in APA format:
and then type your conclusion:
That means they are not satisfied with Ozempic dose for lossing the weight after taking, Thats why they low rated