Edexcel S4 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS4 (Statistics 4)
TopicWilcoxon tests

  1. The weights, in grams, of mice are normally distributed. A biologist takes a random sample of 10 mice. She weighs each mouse and records its weight.
The ten mice are then fed on a special diet. They are weighed again after two weeks.
Their weights in grams are as follows:
MouseA\(B\)CD\(E\)\(F\)G\(H\)\(I\)\(J\)
Weight before diet50.048.347.554.038.942.750.146.840.341.2
Weight after diet52.147.650.152.342.244.351.848.041.943.6
Stating your hypotheses clearly, and using a \(1 \%\) level of significance, test whether or not the diet causes an increase in the mean weight of the mice.