A Researcher Wants to Know Whether Athletic Men Are More

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to know whether athletic men are more flexible than non-athletic men. For this experiment, a man who exercised vigorously at least four times per week was considered "athletic". Flexibility is measured in inches on a sit & reach box. Test the researcher's claim using the following summary statistics:

Assume that all conditions for testing have been met. Report the test statistic and p-value. At the 5% significance level, state your decision regarding the null hypothesis and your conclusion about the original claim. Round all values to the nearest thousandth.

A) t = 3.270; p = 0.001 ; Fail to reject the null hypothesis; there is not strong evidence to suggest that athletic men are more flexible than non-athletic men.
B) t = 3.270; p = 0.001 ; Reject the null hypothesis; there is strong evidence to suggest that athletic men are more flexible than non-athletic men.
C) t = −3.270; p = 0.002 ; Reject the null hypothesis; there is strong evidence to suggest that athletic men are more flexible than non-athletic men.
D) t = −3.270; p = 0.002 ; Reject the null hypothesis; there is not strong evidence to suggest that athletic men are more flexible than non-athletic men.