Question

Many people who work out on a regular basis think that working out once a week is a waste of time. Ten people who started a workout program of only one workout a week. During the first week, their strength was measured by the bench press. Category 1 is the amount of weight bench pressed during week 1. Twenty four weeks later, they were measured again based on their bench press. Category 2 is the weight bench pressed during week 24. Use a repeated measures t test to determine if working out once a week is a waste of time based on bench press results. Test at the .05 level.

Participant                         1                                           2

1                                           100                                      135

2                                           250                                      240

3                                           140                                      140

4                                           175                                      190

5                                           200                                      205

6                                           125                                      150

7                                           145                                      150

8                                           175                                      180

9                                           200                                      225

10                                         110                                      135

Answer 1