A Statistician in a Small Town Wishes to Determine If

question 3

Multiple Choice

A statistician in a small town wishes to determine if persons treated for an accident involving a joint injury were more likely to go to an orthopedist or a chiropractor. In the small town, there is only one orthopedist and one chiropractor. The orthopedist saw 118 people for joint injuries in one year. The chiropractor saw 83.

-The conclusion for this problem would be

• A)people preferred the orthopedist significantly more at p < .02
• B)people preferred the orthopedist significantly more at p < .001
• C)people preferred the chiropractor more at p < .05
• D)there was no significant difference between the two according to people's preference

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The mean income received by employees within a particular job, industry, or geographical area.

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