When Testing the Difference Between the Means of a Treatment

question 10

Essay

When testing the difference between the means of a treatment group and a placebo group,the computer display below is obtained.Using a 0.05 significance level,is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the treatment group (variable 1)represents a population whose mean is less than the mean for the untreated population? Explain.

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