Gary and Stan Are Both About 6 Ft Tall and Maintain

question 13

Multiple Choice

Gary and Stan are both about 6 ft tall and maintain a weight of 170 lb. Stan works at a desk and, for entertainment, watches a lot of movies. Gary also works at a desk and, for entertainment, plays on a soccer team. Who has a higher resting metabolism, and why?

• A) Because they are the same height and weight, their resting metabolisms are the same.
• B) Stan, because his fat cells burn more calories
• C) Gary, because his muscle cells burn more calories
• D) We need to know more about their dietary habits.

Calculate sample variance and construct confidence intervals for population variance and standard deviation.

Perform hypothesis tests on population means and variances with given significance levels.

Understand the relationship between sample size, degrees of freedom, and the shape of distributions.

Understand the concept of matched pairs experiments and their importance in statistical analysis.

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