(a) The authors of this paper used a two-sample t test to test H0: ?1 - ?2 = 0 versus Ha: ?1 - ?2 ≠ 0. What assumptions must be reasonable in order for this to be an appropriate method of analysis? We must assume that the population distributions  ---Select--- are aren't approximately normal. (b) The paper indicates that the null hypothesis from Part (a) was rejected and reports that the P-value is less than .05. Carry out the two-sample t test. Is your conclusion consistent with that of the paper? YesNo

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Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is known to be a predictor of mortality after a heart attack. One measure of HRV is the average of normal-to-normal beat interval (in milliseconds) for a 24-hour time period. Twenty-two heart attack patients who were dog owners and 80 heart attack patients who did not own a dog participated in a study of the effect of pet ownership on HRV, resulting in the summary statistics shown in the accompanying table.

  Measure of
HRV (average
normal-to-normal
beat interval)
  Mean Standard
Deviation
Owns Dog 874 136
Does Not Own Dog 801 133
(a) The authors of this paper used a two-sample t test to test H0: ?1 - ?2 = 0 versus Ha: ?1 - ?2 ≠ 0. What assumptions must be reasonable in order for this to be an appropriate method of analysis?
We must assume that the population distributions  ---Select--- are aren't approximately normal.

(b) The paper indicates that the null hypothesis from Part (a) was rejected and reports that the P-value is less than .05. Carry out the two-sample t test. Is your conclusion consistent with that of the paper?
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