Mimi was curious if regular excise really helps weight loss, hence she decided to perform a hypothesis test. A random sample of 5 UMUC students was chosen. The students took a 30- minute exercise every day for 6 months. The weight was recorded for each individual before and after the exercise regimen. Does the data below suggest that the regular exercise helps weight loss? Assume Mimi wants to use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim.
subject………..pounds before………pounds after
1……………………….190…………………….180
2……………………….170…………………….160
3……………………….185…………………….175
4……………………….160…………………….160
5………………………..200……………………190
- a) Identify the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.
- (b) Determine the test statistic. Show all work; writing the correct test statistic, without supporting
- work, will receive no credit.
- (c) Determine the p-value. Show all work; writing the correct critical value, without supporting
- work, will receive no credit.
- (d) Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that regular exercise helps weight loss? Justify your conclusion.
