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nadya68 [22]
3 years ago
7

Researchers fed mice a specific amount of Dieldrin, a poisonous pesticide, and studied their nervous systems to find out why Die

ldrin causes seizures. The absolute refractory period, time required for nerves to recover after a stimulus, was measured and varies Normally. The measurements, in milliseconds, for six mice were 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7. (10 points) Part A: Find the mean refractory period and the standard error of the mean. (2 points) Part B: Calculate a 98% confidence interval for the mean absolute refractory period for all mice when subjected to the same treatment. (4 points) Part C: Suppose the mean absolute refractory period for unpoisoned mice is known to be 2.3 milliseconds. Dieldrin poisoning should slow nerve recovery and therefore increase this period. Do the data give good evidence to support this theory? What can you conclude from a hypothesis test? Justify your response with statistical reasoning. (4 points)
Mathematics
1 answer:
Elodia [21]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A

Mean = (2.2 + 2.4 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.6 + 2.7)/6 = 2.48

Standard deviation = √(summation(x - mean)²/n

n = 6

Summation(x - mean)² = (2.2 - 2.48)^2 + (2.4 - 2.48)^2 + (2.5 - 2.48)^2 + (2.5 - 2.48)^2 + (2.6 - 2.48)^2 + (2.7 - 2.48)^2 = 0.1484

Standard deviation = √(0.1484/6

s = 0.16

Standard error = s/√n = 0.16/√6 = 0.065

Part B

Confidence interval is written as sample mean ± margin of error

Margin of error = z × s/√n

Since sample size is small and population standard deviation is unknown, z for 98% confidence level would be the t score from the student t distribution table. Degree of freedom = n - 1 = 6 - 1 = 5

Therefore, z = 3.365

Margin of error = 3.365 × 0.16/√6 = 0.22

Confidence interval is 2.48 ± 0.22

Part C

We would set up the hypothesis test. This is a test of a single population mean since we are dealing with mean

For the null hypothesis,

H0: µ = 2.3

For the alternative hypothesis,

H1: µ > 2.3

This is a right tailed test

Since the number of samples is small and no population standard deviation is given, the distribution is a student's t.

Since n = 6

Degrees of freedom, df = n - 1 = 6 - 1 = 5

t = (x - µ)/(s/√n)

Where

x = sample mean = 2.48

µ = population mean = 2.3

s = samples standard deviation = 0.16

t = (2.48 - 2.3)/(0.16/√6) = 2.76

We would determine the p value using the t test calculator. It becomes

p = 0.02

Assuming significance level, alpha = 0.05.

Since alpha, 0.05 > than the p value, 0.02, then we would reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, At a 5% level of significance, the sample data showed significant evidence that the mean absolute refractory period for all mice when subjected to the same treatment increased.

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