A researcher designed a study to test whether caffeine use enhanced performance time to run a 100 meter sprint. The participants (n=30) ran a 100 meter sprint before the consumption of caffeine on day 1 and then they ran another 100 meter sprint on the following day 2 after ingesting caffeine. The average time taken to run the 100 meter sprint on day 1 was (M1) and the average to run on day 2 after caffeine was (M2). The variance for this study was calculated to be (S2). Does caffeine use improve the running time in the 100 meter sprint (e.g., lower time)? Use all of the data provided to you below and test at an alpha of 0.05. M1 = 26.53 M2 = 14.69 S2 = 207.75 n=30 a) state null and alternate hypothesis b) what is the critical value c) what is the obtained value d) conclusion
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A researcher designed a study to test whether caffeine use enhanced performance time to run a 100 meter sprint. The participants (n=30) ran a 100 meter sprint before the consumption of caffeine on day 1 and then they ran another 100 meter sprint on the following day 2 after ingesting caffeine. The average time taken to run the 100 meter sprint on day 1 was (M1) and the average to run on day 2 after caffeine was (M2). The variance for this study was calculated to be (S2). Does caffeine use improve the running time in the 100 meter sprint (e.g., lower time)? Use all of the data provided to you below and test at an alpha of 0.05.
M1 = 26.53
M2 = 14.69
S2 = 207.75
n=30
a) state null and alternate hypothesis
b) what is the critical value
c) what is the obtained value
d) conclusion
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