Role of routine walking in physical fitness

Question

Assignment:

Q1. Response in a True or false, and explain:

(a) The p-value of a test equals its observed significance level.

(b) The alternative hypothesis is another way of explaining the results; it says the difference is due to chance.

Q2. Five hundred draws are made at random with replacement from a box of numbered tickets; 276 are positive. Someone tells you that 50% of the tickets in the box show positive numbers. Do you believe it? Answer yes or no, and explain.

A researcher assessed the role of routine walking in physical fitness. In this experiment n=60 pair of subjects were matched for age, gender and weight. However, one member of each pair typically walked to work, whereas the other typically drove. Subjects were given a physical fitness test. Their fitness scores are reported . The higher the fitness score, the better.

The file contains two variables:

- fitness score in group 1 (walkers)

- fitness score in group 2 (drivers)

What should be the researcher conclusion? Write a brief report of paragraph commenting on the conclusion.

walkers	drivers
8	9
17	14
18	10
10	11
15	13
13	9
16	10
15	8
13	7
11	10
12	15
16	10
12	9
8	9
17	14
17	10
13	11
15	10
17	9
14	12
12	8
10	11
15	10
12	16
9	10
16	5
8	11
19	14
17	14
12	11
15	14
16	9
14	7
17	8
10	8
15	10
12	13
17	10
12	14
11	9
17	13
18	10
10	10
16	12
13	11
14	10
13	8
10	5
11	10
13	14
17	9
12	10
8	9
16	14
17	11
10	10
15	12
13	15
14	10
12	9