Question

The times (in minutes) it took 6 white mice to learn to run a simple maze and the times it took 8 brown mice to learn the same maze are given. At α=0.05, does the colour of the mice make a difference in their learning rate?

Answer 1

The question pertains to determining if there is a statistically significant difference in maze learning rates between white and brown mice, by conducting a statistical test at α=0.05.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking whether the color of mice affects their learning rate when running a maze, which can be explored with a comparison of the times it took white and brown mice to learn the maze.

We do this by conducting a statistical test (e.g., a t-test if conditions are met or a non-parametric alternative otherwise) at an alpha level of 0.05 to see if there is a significant difference between the two groups' learning rates.

If the p-value of the test is less than 0.05, we would reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a statistically significant difference in learning rates between white and brown mice due to mouse coloration.