To investigate the fluid mechanics of swimming, twenty swimmers each swam a specified distance in a water-filled pool and in a pool where the water was thickened with food grade guar gum to create a syrup-like consistency. Velocity, in meters per second, was recorded and the results are given in a table below. The researchers concluded that swimming in guar syrup does not change swimming speed. (Use a statistical computer package to calculate P.)
Swimmer |
Velocity (m/s) |
Water |
Guar Syrup |
1 |
1.48 |
1.83 |
2 |
1.90 |
1.20 |
3 |
1.60 |
1.81 |
4 |
1.05 |
1.41 |
5 |
0.94 |
1.97 |
6 |
1.01 |
0.92 |
7 |
1.93 |
1.92 |
8 |
1.47 |
1.72 |
9 |
1.94 |
1.91 |
10 |
1.67 |
1.76 |
11 |
1.86 |
1.11 |
12 |
1.34 |
0.93 |
13 |
1.41 |
1.71 |
14 |
1.98 |
1.16 |
15 |
1.47 |
1.67 |
16 |
1.44 |
0.99 |
17 |
1.15 |
1.92 |
18 |
1.72 |
1.79 |
19 |
0.90 |
1.46 |
20 |
1.66 |
1.82 |
Is there sufficient evidence to suggest that there is any difference in swimming time between swimming in guar syrup and swimming in water? Carry out a hypothesis test using ? = .01 significance level.