A Researcher in Sports Psychology Is Interested in the Resting

question 148

Multiple Choice

A researcher in sports psychology is interested in the resting pulse rate of long-distance college runners.She does some research and finds data from the U.S.Olympics team showing their long-distance runners have a resting pulse rate of 60 beats per minute.She wants to know if the pulse rate for college runners is different from the Olympic team's m of 60.She randomly samples 20 long-distance runners,and finds
What value is obtained when calculating the test statistic?

• A)1.28
• B)3.93
• C)70.06
• D)0.88

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