Consider a Situation in Which Jamal Measures the Resting Heart

question 2

Multiple Choice

Consider a situation in which Jamal measures the resting heart rate of 16 individuals from a population that he thinks (based on published reports) has an average resting heart rate of 72 beats per minute. His sample has a mean of 75.2 with a standard deviation of 6.2 cm. Based on his t-test statistic, and using your table of critical t-values, which of the following P-value ranges matches the one for the t-value he obtains?

• A) P > 0.05
• B) 0.02 < P < 0.05
• C) 0.01 < P < 0.02
• D) P < 0.01

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