AM -vs- PM Height (Raw Data, Software Required): It is widely accepted that people are a little...

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AM -vs- PM Height (Raw Data, SoftwareRequired):
It is widely accepted that people are a little taller in themorning than at night. Here we perform a test on how big thedifference is. In a sample of 30 adults, the morning height andevening height are given in millimeters (mm) in the table below.Use this data to test the claim that, on average, people are morethan 10 mm taller in the morning than at night. Test this claim atthe 0.05 significance level.



(a) The claim is that the mean difference (x - y)is more than 10 mm (?d > 10). Whattype of test is this?

This is a two-tailed test.

This is a left-tailed test.    

This is a right-tailed test.


(b) What is the test statistic? Round your answer to 2decimal places.
t

d

=

(c) Use software to get the P-value of the test statistic.Round to 4 decimal places.
P-value =

(d) What is the conclusion regarding the null hypothesis?

reject H0

fail to rejectH0    


(e) Choose the appropriate concluding statement.

The data supports the claim that, on average, people are morethan 10 mm taller in the morning than at night.

There is not enough data to support the claim that, on average,people are more than 10 mm taller in the morning than atnight.   

We reject the claim that, on average, people are more than 10 mmtaller in the morning than at night.

We have proven that, on average, people are more than 10 mmtaller in the morning than at night.

    
AMHeight (x)PMHeight (y)(x - y)
177217639
1413140112
151815117
1622161210
140413977
1489147613
1793178013
1567155512
1484147311
1639162613
1586157115
1633162211
1596158412
1423140716
1578156711
1541152516
1507149215
1473145518
142914209
1492148210
160715998
1769175712
175417468
163216248
149114847
150514969
1451143813
166216566
1519150910
1649163712

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