Answer:
Difference in mean production for tea drinkers minus coffee drinkers = 34.818 - 17.7 = 17.118 (Almost double!)
It is true that tea enhances the production of interferon gamma from the results of this experiment.
Step-by-step explanation:
The difference in mean of the immune system response of tea drinkers minus coffee drinkers can be done manually.
Mean = average = (Σx)/N
The mean is the sum of variables divided by the number of variables
x = each variable
N = number of variables
For tea drinkers,
Σx = 5 + 11 + 13 + 18 + 20 + 47 + 48 + 52 + 55 + 56 + 58 = 383
N = number of participants = 11
Mean = 383/11 = 34.818
For coffee drinkers,
Σx = 0 + 0 + 3 + 11 + 15 + 16 + 21 + 21 + 38 + 52 = 177
N = number of participants = 10
Mean = 383/11 = 17.7
Difference in mean production for tea drinkers minus coffee drinkers = 34.818 - 17.7 = 17.18