STREAM B ONLY: Data analysis for your Results section.

A t-test (two-tailed, assuming unequal variance) was performed on the data to test two null hypotheses. In short, the t-test compares the means of two sets of samples (see Skills Book p. 51 and the pdf titled Information on P values and t-tests referred to below) to see if there is a real difference in the data that gave rise to those means. The aim of the caffeine experiment was to determine the effect of caffeine on change in pulse and respiration rate after exercise.

Sample A contained decaffeinated, Sample B was caffeine (stream B only).

The corresponding null hypotheses being tested (and their alternate hypotheses) are 1. HO: There is no significant difference in the mean change in pulse rate between subjects that consumed caffeine (treatment) and subjects that did not consume caffeine (control). HA: There is a significant difference in the mean change in pulse rate between subjects that consumed caffeine (treatment) and subjects that did not consume caffeine (control). 2. HO: There is no significant difference in the mean change in respiration rate between subjects that consumed caffeine (treatment) and subjects that did not consume caffeine (control). HA: There is a significant difference in the mean change in respiration rate between subjects that consumed caffeine (treatment) and subjects that did not consume caffeine (control). Important documents for you to read: Caffeine Report instructions (Lab Manual) for where to put these statements. Appendix VI (Lab Manual) for construction of graphs in Excel and the addition of range bars. The pdf titled Information on P values and t-tests. The Skills Book has more details on hypotheses (p. 42). The last two documents can be found in the Report folder (in the Assessments folder) The combined class raw data file is available on Blackboard (Report folder) for you to complete the Results section. The summary Table from the t-tests is also available in this file (see tabs at the bottom of the Excel page) for you to include in the Appendix. The significance level of the test is 0.05, i.e. if the probability (P-value or P (T<=t) two-tail) is less than 0.05 the null hypothesis (HO) is rejected and the alternate hypothesis (HA) is accepted. (see Skills Book p. 42 for more details on probability and testing hypotheses) More Important Information See the Skills Book (p. 57) as to how these t-test results should be addressed in the discussion. Consult the Caffeine Report instructions for information on what needs be in the results, discussion and appendix. Appendix VI in your Lab Manual explains how to construct graphs in Excel. To add Range Bars, follow the instructions for error bars in the last paragraph of Appendix VI. The text on the following page shows the correct way of reporting the results from statistical analyses and should be included in the results section (see Caffeine Report instructions for additional data and information that you need to include in the Results section).

Copy these statements into the appropriate part of your Results section. The mean change in pulse rate of subjects that consumed caffeine was not significantly different from that of subjects that did not consume caffeine and therefore the HO was accepted (t=1.5, d.f.=109, P>0.05). The mean change in respiration rate of subjects that consumed caffeine was not significantly different from that of subjects that did not consume caffeine and therefore the HO was accepted (t=0.8, d.f.=89, P>0.05). (See Appendix 1 for raw data, hypotheses and summary Table of the t-tests)