Conclusion

2-sentence conclusion: We reject the null hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance because p-value<α.  Therefore there is sufficient evidence to say that the mean number of tardies per student in North Olmsted High School during the first three quarters of the 2012-2013 school year was less than for the 2013-2014 school year. 

We have come to the conclusion that there is a correlation between start time and the relative number of tardies.  We carried out a survey and based on a 2-sample t-test, we concluded that there is sufficient evidence to say that the mean number of tardies per student in North Olmsted High School during the first three quarters of the 2012-2013 school year was less than for the 2013-2014 school year.  This means that as the school start time is made earlier, it appears that the number of tardies increases in this particular population.