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Q2. Peak expiratory flow (PEF) is a measure of a patient’s ability to expel air from...

Q2. Peak expiratory flow (PEF) is a measure of a patient’s ability to expel air from the lungs. Patients with asthma or other respiratory conditions often have restricted PEF. An investigator conducts a study to investigate whether there is a difference in mean PEF in children with chronic bronchitis as compared to those without. Data on PEF are collected and summarized below. Based on the data, is there statistical evidence of a lower mean PEF in children with chronic bronchitis as compared to those without? Run the appropriate test at α=0.05.  

Group

Number of Children

Mean PEF

Std Dev PEF

Chronic Bronchitis

42

265

65

No Chronic Bronchitis

40

319

70

a) Hypotheses (2 points)

                  HO:                                      vs.                                HA  

b) Calculate (2 points)

S2p=

c) Compute Test statistic (5 points)

T=

d) P-value (1 points)

e) Conclusion (1 point)(circle one )

             Accept H0                                              Reject H0

f) Calculate a 95% confidence interval for mean difference  (4 points)

Solutions

Expert Solution

a)

Ho:μ12   
=
0
Ha: μ12 < 0

b)

Pooled Variance Sp2=((n1-1)s21+(n2-1)*s22)/(n1+n2-2)= 4554.0625

c)

test stat t =(x1-x2-Δo)/Se= -3.622

d)

p value : = 0.0003

e)

since p value <0.05

Reject H0

f)

for 95 % CI & 80 df value of t= 1.990
margin of error E=t*std error = 29.669133
lower bound=mean difference-E= -83.669
Upper bound=mean differnce +E= -24.331
from above 95% confidence interval for population mean =(-83.669,-24.331)

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