In: Statistics and Probability
Researchers are interested in determining if men and women’s hearts tend to be different sizes. In a sample of 30 males, the mean diameter of the heart was 13.21 cm with a standard deviation of 1.05. Among 32 females, the mean diameter of the heart was found to be 11 cm with a standard deviation of 1.01. Construct a two-sided 95% confidence interval for the difference between the two means, assuming equal variance. Give an interpretation of the confidence interval.
i am denoting male by 1 and female group by 2.
given data and necessary calculations are:-
the pooled estimate of standard deviation be:-
df = = ( 30+32-2) = 60
t critical value for df=60,alpha=0.05,both tailed test be:-
[ using t distribution table]
the 95% confidence interval for the difference between the two means is:-
interpretation:-
we are 95% confident that the true mean difference between men and women’s hearts sizes will be within 1.687 cm and 2.733 cm.
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