Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Review - Test - Page 585: 14

Answer

95% confidence interval: $1.03\ltµ_{placebo}-µ_{Naltrexone}\lt1.17$ Since the interval does not contain the zero, we reject the null hypothesis. But using a drug to avoid gaining about 1 pound does not seem like a good idea. The results have no practical significance.

Work Step by Step

$H_0:~µ_{Naltrexone}=µ_{placebo}$ versus $H_1:~µ_{Naltrexone}\neµ_{placebo}$ In MINITAB, Select Stat -> Basic Statistics -> 2-Sample t Select "Summarized data" For Sample 1 (placebo) enter 72 in "Sample size", 1.9 in "Sample mean" and 0.22 in "Standard deviation". For Sample 2 (Naltrexone) enter 75 in "Sample size", 0.8 in "Sample mean" and 0.21 in "Standard deviation". Click in Options. Enter 95 in Confidence level, 0 in Hypothesized difference. In "Alternative hypothesis" select "Difference $\ne$ hypothesized difference". Click OK. Click OK.
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