PROBLEM :

Two samples of rats are timed for their maze running time. One group is taking a drug and the
other is not. The times are given in the following table:
Rats with drug Rats w/o drug
15 11
12 13
13 9
12 6
10 11
11
Determine whether the use of the test drug results in a different maze running time. Use the
0.05 level of significance.

ANSWER:
H0 (Null) : There is no significant difference between the mean running time of the rats with
drug and no drug.
H1 (Alternative) There is a significant difference between the mean running time of the rats
with drug and no drug.

0.05 Level of significance

Rats with Drug Rats w/o drugs population of variance Rat with drugs : 2.47
15 11 population of variance Rat w/o drugs : 30.6
12 13
13 9 Null Hypothesis: There is no significant difference between the mean running time of the rats with drug and no drug.
12 6 Alternative: There is a significant difference between the mean running time of the rats with drug and no drug.
10 11
11 z-Test: Two Sample for Means Rat with drugs Rat w/o Drugs
Mean 10 6
Known Variance 2.47 30.6
Observations 1 1
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
z 0.695573285
P(Z<=z) one-tail 0.243348051
z Critical one-tail 1.644853627
P(Z<=z) two-tail 0.486696101
z Critical two-tail 1.959963985