A physiologist has conducted an experiment to evaluate the effect of a synthetic hormone on sexual b


Question: A physiologist has conducted an experiment to evaluate the effect of a synthetic hormone on sexual behavior. Ten male rats were injected with the synthetic hormone, and 10 other male rats received a placebo injection. The animals were then placed in individual housing with a sexually receptive female. The dependent variable was the number of matings over a 20-minute period. The data are shown below:

Synthetic Hormone Placebo
8 5
10 6
12 3
6 4
6 6
7 8
9 6
8 5
7 4
12 8

a. Is their evidence that the hormone produced different sexual behavior than the placebo? Perform the appropriate hypothesis test using an \(\alpha \) of .05. (4 points).

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