A study compared tooth health and periodontal damage in a group of 40 young adult males with a tongue piercing and a control group of 50 young adult males without tongue piercing.  Here are the summary statistics: Group Sample size Mean of enamel cracks StDev of enamel cracks Tongue piercing 40 4.1 3.7 No Tongue piercing 50 1.3 1.6   One question of interest was whether individuals with tongue piercing had more enamel cracks, on average. Is there evidence at 1% level that young adult males with a tongue piercing have significantly more enamel cracks than young adult males without a tongue piercing?             Which method will you use to perform the test? Choose the correct one. 1-sample T test 2-sample T test 2-sample Z test. 2-proportion Z test            Which distribution will you use here? If you use t distribution, give the degree of freedom. If you use z or normal, give the mean and standard deviation.

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  • A study compared tooth health and periodontal damage in a group of 40 young adult males with a tongue piercing and a control group of 50 young adult males without tongue piercing.  Here are the summary statistics:

    Group

    Sample size

    Mean of enamel cracks

    StDev of enamel cracks

    Tongue piercing

    40

    4.1

    3.7

    No Tongue piercing

    50

    1.3

    1.6

     

  • One question of interest was whether individuals with tongue piercing had more enamel cracks, on average.

Is there evidence at 1% level that young adult males with a tongue piercing have significantly more enamel cracks than young adult males without a tongue piercing?

            Which method will you use to perform the test? Choose the correct one.

  1. 1-sample T test
  2. 2-sample T test
  3. 2-sample Z test.
  4. 2-proportion Z test

           Which distribution will you use here? If you use t distribution, give the degree of freedom. If you use z or normal, give the mean and standard deviation.

 

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