Hoaglin, Mosteller, and Tukey (1983) presented data on blood levels of beta-endorphin as a function of stress. They took beta-endorphin levels for 19 patients 12 hours before surgery and again 10 minutes before surgery.  The data are presented below.  Does there appear to be a difference in the mean level of beta endorphins present?    Participant                   12 hours before           10 minutes before 1                                  10                                6.5 2                                  6.5                               14.0 3                                  8.0                               13.5 4                                  12                                18 5                                  5.0                               14.5 6                                  11.5                             9.0 7                                  5.0                               18.0 8                                  3.5                               42.0 9                                  7.5                               7.5 10                                5.8                               6.0 11                                4.7                               25.0 12                                8.0                               12.0 13                                7.0                               52.0 14                                17.0                             20.0 15                                8.8                               16.0 16                                17.0                             15.0 17                                15.0                             11.5 18                                4.4                               2.5 19                                2.0                               2.0

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  1. Hoaglin, Mosteller, and Tukey (1983) presented data on blood levels of beta-endorphin as a function of stress. They took beta-endorphin levels for 19 patients 12 hours before surgery and again 10 minutes before surgery.  The data are presented below.  Does there appear to be a difference in the mean level of beta endorphins present? 

 

Participant                   12 hours before           10 minutes before

1                                  10                                6.5

2                                  6.5                               14.0

3                                  8.0                               13.5

4                                  12                                18

5                                  5.0                               14.5

6                                  11.5                             9.0

7                                  5.0                               18.0

8                                  3.5                               42.0

9                                  7.5                               7.5

10                                5.8                               6.0

11                                4.7                               25.0

12                                8.0                               12.0

13                                7.0                               52.0

14                                17.0                             20.0

15                                8.8                               16.0

16                                17.0                             15.0

17                                15.0                             11.5

18                                4.4                               2.5

19                                2.0                               2.0

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