document.write( "Question 1175402: The following reaction times (measured to the nearest second) were recorded for 8 drivers under two different conditions, without consuming alcohol and after consuming a controlled amount of alcohol.\r
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document.write( "Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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document.write( "Without Alcohol 3 4 3 3 6 5 3 5
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document.write( "With Alcohol 3 5 4 6 7 4 4 7\r
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document.write( "(a) Test, at 1% level of significance, whether there is evidence that the alcohol increases the reaction time. (12 marks)\r
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document.write( "(b) Do you think it is necessary to use the same driver for two different conditions above? Explain your reasoning. (3 marks)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #801055 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a paired t-test with df=7 \n" ); document.write( "Ho: d=0 \n" ); document.write( "Ha: d ne 0 \n" ); document.write( "alpha is 3.499 p{reject Ho|Ho true} \n" ); document.write( "calculations \n" ); document.write( "differences are 0,1,1,3,1,-1,1,2 \n" ); document.write( "mean is 1 \n" ); document.write( "sd is 1.20 \n" ); document.write( "t=(x bar-0)/s/sqrt(n) \n" ); document.write( "=1*sqrt(8)/1.20 \n" ); document.write( "=2.35 \n" ); document.write( "fail to reject Ho at the 1% level. p-value is 0.050. \n" ); document.write( "Insufficient evidence \n" ); document.write( "Using the same driver eliminates differences in metabolism and reaction time, and is a far better technique here. \n" ); document.write( " |