A researcher runs an education program to teach people with diabetes how to improve their lifestyle to better manage their blood sugar. The researchers measure fasting glucose levels before the eight week program and again after the eight week program. The average fasting glucose before the educational program was 150, and after the program the average glucose level was 120, p = .03. a. What is the null hypothesis? b. What is the alternative hypothesis? c. What do you conclude about the effectiveness of the class?

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A researcher runs an education program to teach people with diabetes how to improve their
lifestyle to better manage their blood sugar. The researchers measure fasting glucose levels
before the eight week program and again after the eight week program. The average fasting
glucose before the educational program was 150, and after the program the average glucose
level was 120, p = .03.
a. What is the null hypothesis?
b. What is the alternative hypothesis?
c. What do you conclude about the effectiveness of the class?
d. Would your conclusion about the effectiveness of the class change if the average
glucose after the program were 148 and p = .03

 

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