The Football Coach at State University Wishes to Determine If $\alpha = 0.02$

question 68

Multiple Choice

The football coach at State University wishes to determine if there is a decrease in offensi production between the first half and the second half of his team's recent games. The tabli shows the first-half and second-half offensive production (measured in total yards gained for the past six games.


State a conclusion using the $\alpha = 0.02$ level of significance,

• A) Reject \(H _ { 0 }\). The mean offensive production appears to decrease from the first half to the second half.
• B) Do not reject \(H _ { 0 }\). There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the mean offensive production decreases from the first to the second half.

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