Perform the Indicated Hypothesis Test $$\alpha$$ α = 005

question 11

Essay

Perform the indicated hypothesis test. Be sure to do the following: identify the claim and state the null and alternative
hypotheses. Determine the critical value and rejection region. Calculate the test statistic. Decide to reject or to fail to
reject the null hypothesis and interpret the decision in the context of the original claim. Assume that the samples are
independent and that each population has a normal distribution.
-A medical researcher suspects that the variance of the pulse rate of smokers is higher than the variance of the
pulse rate of non-smokers. Use the sample statistics below to test the researcherʹs suspicion. Use $$\alpha$$ α = 0.05. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{lll} \text { Smokers}\\\mathrm{n}_{1}=61\\\\\mathrm{s} 1=7.8\end{array}\begin{array}{lll} \text {Non-smokers}\\\mathrm{n}_{2}=121\\\\\mathrm{s}_{2}=5.3\end{array}\end{array}$

Recognize the ethical considerations and the concept of informed consent in sociological studies.

Understand the use of ethnography and participant observation in sociological research.

Recognize different research methods and their appropriateness to specific research questions.

Understand the significance and calculation of liquidity ratios and their implications on a firm's inventory management.

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