a. Test the claim that males and females have the same mean body mass index​ (BMI).   What are the null and alternative​ hypotheses?   What is the test​ statistic, t?   What is the​ P-value?   State the conclusion for the test.   b. Construct a confidence interval suitable for testing the claim that males and females have the same mean body mass index​ (BMI).

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Given in the table are the BMI statistics for random samples of men and women. Assume that the two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally distributed​ populations, and do not assume that the population standard deviations are equal. Complete parts​ (a) and​ (b) below. Use a 0.05 significance level for both parts.

  Male BMI Female BMI
u u1 u2
n 49 49
x (mean) 27.2799 25.2298
s 8.389168 5.277489
 
a. Test the claim that males and females have the same mean body mass index​ (BMI).
 
What are the null and alternative​ hypotheses?
 
What is the test​ statistic, t?
 
What is the​ P-value?
 
State the conclusion for the test.
 
b. Construct a confidence interval suitable for testing the claim that males and females have the same mean body mass index​ (BMI).
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