Discussion:
Here are heart rates for a sample of 30 students before and after a class break. At alpha = .05, was there a significant difference in the mean heart rate? (a) State the hypotheses. (b) State the decision rule and sketch it. (c) Find the test statistic. (d) Make a decision. (e) Estimate the p-value and interpret it.
Heart Rate Before and After Class Break:
Student Before After Student Before After
1 60 62 16 70 64
2 70 76 17 69 66
3 77 78 18 64 69
4 80 83 19 70 73
5 82 82 20 59 58
6 82 83 21 62 65
7 41 66 22 66 68
8 65 63 23 81 77
9 58 60 24 56 57
10 50 54 25 64 62
11 82 93 26 78 79
12 56 55 27 75 74
13 71 67 28 66 67
14 67 68 29 59 63
15 66 75 30 98 82