In: Statistics and Probability
Twenty laboratory mice were randomly divided into two groups of 10. Each group was fed according to a prescribed diet. At the end of 3 weeks, the weight gained by each animal was recorded. Do the data in the following table justify the conclusion that the mean weight gained on diet B was greater than the mean weight gained on diet A, at the α = 0.05 level of significance? Assume normality. (Use Diet B - Diet A.)
Diet A | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Diet B | 9 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 12 |
(a) Find t. (Give your answer correct to two decimal
places.)
(ii) Find the p-value. (Give your answer correct to four
decimal places.)
(b) State the appropriate conclusion.
Reject the null hypothesis, there is significant evidence that diet B had a greater weight gain. Reject the null hypothesis, there is not significant evidence that diet B had a greater weight gain. Fail to reject the null hypothesis, there is significant evidence that diet B had a greater weight gain. Fail to reject the null hypothesis, there is not significant evidence that diet B had a greater weight gain.