In: Statistics and Probability
Consider the following data from a study of the relationship
between smoking status of the mother and infant birth weight.
Select the appropriate non-parametric test for data analysis and
show the steps of hypothesis testing (α =
0.05).
Non-smokers |
Ex-smokers |
Smoker (< ½ pack per day) |
Smoker (≥ ½ pack per day) |
8.56 |
7.39 |
5.97 |
7.03 |
8.47 |
8.64 |
6.77 |
5.24 |
6.39 |
8.54 |
7.26 |
6.14 |
9.26 |
5.37 |
5.74 |
6.74 |
7.98 |
9.21 |
8.74 |
6.62 |
6.84 |
6.30 |
7.37 |
|
4.94 |
|||
6.34 |
Step 1: State hypotheses
Step 2: Select the appropriate test statistic
Step 3: Set up the decision rule
Step 4: Compute the test statistic
Step 5: Write your conclusion