Test the Indicated Claim About the Means of Two Populations

question 63

Essay

Test the indicated claim about the means of two populations. Assume that the two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally distributed populations. Do not assume that the population standard deviations
are equal. Use the traditional method or P-value method as indicated.
-A researcher wishes to determine whether the blood pressure of vegetarians is, on average, lower than the blood pressure of nonvegetarians. Independent simple random samples of 85 vegetarians and 75 nonvegetarians yielded the following sample statistics for systolic blood pressure:
$$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Vegetarians } & \text { Nonvegetarians } \\\hline \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 85 & { \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } } = 75 \\\overline { \mathrm { x } _ { 1 } } = 124.1 \mathrm { mmHg } & \overline { \mathrm { x } _ { 2 } } = 138.7 \mathrm { mmHg } \\\mathrm { s } _ { 1 } = 38.7 \mathrm { mmHg } & \mathrm { s } _ { 2 } = 39.2 \mathrm { mmHg }\end{array}$$ Use a significance level of 0.01 to test the claim that the mean systolic blood pressure of vegetarians is lower than the mean systolic blood pressure of nonvegetarians. Use the P-value method of hypothesis testing.

Understand the relationship between average total costs (ATC), average variable costs (AVC), and total costs (TC).

Identify how to calculate total cost, average fixed cost, marginal cost, and average variable cost from given data.

Comprehend the concept of diminishing marginal returns and its effect on cost curves.

Grasp the factors leading to shifts or movements along the cost curves in the short run.

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