MALE

Count 18

MEAN 5.5

STANDARD DEVIATION 1.434572652

STANDARD ERROR 0.338132017

Confidence Interval 95%

Level of Significance 0.05

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL [4.787,6.213]

Lower Limit 4.795

Upper Limit 6.222

FEMALE

Count 4

MEAN 6.285

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.841

STANDARD ERROR 0.420327253

Confidence Interval 95%

Level of Significance 0.05

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL [4.948, 7.622]

Lower Limit 4.947

Upper Limit 7.623

Null hypothesis; Female Whale sharks are larger than male.

Alternative hypothesis; There is no significant difference between sexes

Determine whether you should reject or not reject the null hypothesis based on the p-value. State the reason to support your answer. Describe your conclusion in words in the context of your research question.