In: Statistics and Probability
An investigator wants to determine if a new exercise program
aimed at reducing the overall mean...
- An investigator wants to determine if a new exercise program
aimed at reducing the overall mean body weight among senior
citizens is more effective than no exercise. A survey of 81
participants in the program finds their average body weight to be
150 lbs with a sample standard deviation of 9 lbs, while 100 senior
citizens with no exercise had a sample bodyweight of 200 lbs with a
sample standard deviation of 10 lbs.
- Complete the following to test the hypothesis that the mean
body weight those wh exercised is less than that of those who did
not.
Research hypothesis:
Ha:
H0:
Test statistic
Critical value at α=.01.
Conclusion:
Possible error in terms of the
problem:
- Construct a 95% confidence interval for the average body weight
of senior citizens who did the exercise program,