Question

Alligators perform a spinning​ maneuver, referred to as a​ "death roll," to subdue their prey. In a study of alligator death​ rolls, one of the variables measured was the degree of the angle between the body and head of the alligator while performing the roll. A sample of rolls yielded the data provided​ below, in degrees. At the ​% significance​ level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude​ that, on​ average, the angle between the body and head of an alligator during a death roll is greater than ​? ​(Note: and s. Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can reasonably use a​ t-test to conduct the hypothesis​ test.)

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Alligators perform a spinning maneuver, referred to as a "death roll," to subdue their prey. In a study of alligator death rolls, one of the variables measured was the degree of the angle between the body and head of the alligator while performing the roll. A sample of 20 rolls yielded the data provided below, in degrees. At the 1% significance level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that, on average, the angle between the body and head of an alligator during a death roll is greater than 45 ? Note: x =46.255° and s = 12.251° Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can reasonably use a t test to conduct the hypothesis test.

Answer:

H0 : μ = 45

H1 : μ > 45

T statistic = 0.4472

Pvalue = 0.3299

We fail to reject the Null

Explanation:

H0 : μ = 45

H1 : μ > 45

Test statistic, T :

(xbar - μ) ÷ (s/√n)

(46.225 - 45) ÷ (12.251/√20)

1.225 ÷ 2.7394068

= 0.4472

Using the Pvalue calculator, the Pvalue can be obtained using the test statistic and degree of freedom

Degree of freedom, df = 20 - 1 = 19

Tscore = 0.4472

α = 0.01

Pvalue = 0.3299

Pvalue > α

0.3299 > 0.01 ; Hence, we fail to reject the Null

We fail to reject the Null; The data does not provide sufficient evidence to conclude that average angle between alligator's body and its head is greater than the 45