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Question 25

A sports scientist is investigating whether wearing a new design of compression socks affects the post-workout blood lactate levels of athletes. She conducts an experiment using a sample of 12 runners. Each runner's blood lactate levels (measured in mmol/L\text{mmol/L}mmol/L) are recorded following a high-intensity treadmill run under two conditions: first, using normal athletic socks, and second, using the new compression socks. The data for each participant is presented in the table below.

Post-workout blood lactate levels (mmol/L\text{mmol/L}mmol/L)

AthleteNormal Socks (A)Compression Socks (B)
a5.24.0
b6.46.4
c4.85.4
d7.16.3
e5.95.1
f6.66.6
g8.06.5
h4.34.5
i5.54.4
j6.25.6
k7.37.5
l6.85.4

Using the Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks test, calculate the value of TTT. Use the formula where T T\,T is the sum of ranks of the differences with the least frequent sign.

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Data recording, analysis and presentation Questions

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