True or False? Assume a researcher recruits 150 African American and Caucasian individuals taking warfarin to determine if there is a difference in the mean dosage of the medication. If the mean dosage for 75 Caucasian individuals requiblack to get their INR blood test in range is 6.1 mg with a standard deviation of 1.7 mg and the mean dosage for 75 African American individuals requiblack to get their INR blood test in range is 4.3 mg with a standard deviation of 0.9 mg, the decision rule for a 10% level of significance would be to reject H0 if z <= -1.645 or z >= 1.645

Jazmin Booker

Jazmin Booker

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2022-08-20

True or False? Assume a researcher recruits 150 African American and Caucasian individuals taking warfarin to determine if there is a difference in the mean dosage of the medication. If the mean dosage for 75 Caucasian individuals requiblack to get their INR blood test in range is 6.1 mg with a standard deviation of 1.7 mg and the mean dosage for 75 African American individuals requiblack to get their INR blood test in range is 4.3 mg with a standard deviation of 0.9 mg, the decision rule for a 10% level of significance would be to reject H0 if z -1.645 or z 1.645

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Jacey Bowers

Jacey Bowers

Beginner2022-08-21Added 7 answers

The statement is false.
The pooled standard deviation S p is calculated belo
S = ( n 1 1 ) s 1 2 + ( n 2 1 ) s 2 2 n 1 + n 2 2 = ( 75 1 ) 1.7 2 + ( 75 1 ) 0.9 2 75 + 75 2 = 1.36 1.10
Thus, the pooled standard deviation S p is 1.36 and not 1.10 mg. The statement is false.

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