Conclusion

We fail to reject the null hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance since our p-value is greater than alpha. Therefore, we do not have sufficient evidence to conclude that the average weight of fall varsity athletes at NOHS is greater than the average weight of winter varsity athletes at NOHS. Our p-value for this study was 0.518, a value that is clearly greater than 0.05. By running a two sample t-test we were able to compute this value. When analyzing the raw data without running the two sample t-test, it is clearly seen that the two average weights are very close to each other with the fall varsity athlete’s average weight being less than the winter varsity athlete’s average weight by only 0.3 pounds. With the degree of significant figures used in the study, this value is technically the same. The fall varsity sports athletes at NOHS and the winter varsity sports athletes at NOHS have an average weight that is almost nearly the same.