Question: A researcher is testing the hypothesis that consuming a sports drink during exercise improves endurance. A sample of \(n=50\) male college students is obtained and each student is given a series of three endurance tasks and asked to consume 4 ounces of the drink during each break between tasks. The overall endurance score for this sample is \(M=53\). For the general population, without any sports drink, the scores for this task average \(\mu=50\) with a standard deviation of \(\sigma=12\).

1. Can the researcher conclude that endurance scores with the sports drink are significantly higher than scores without the drink? Use a one-tailed test with \(\alpha=.05\).
2. Can the researcher conclude that endurance scores with the sports drink are significantly different than scores without the drink? Use a two-tailed test with \(\alpha=.05\)
3. You should find that the two tests lead to different conclusions. Explain why.

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