Lester Hollar is vice president for human resources for a large manufacturing company. In recent years, he has noticed an increase in absenteeism that he thinks is related to the general health of the employees. Four years ago, in an attempt to improve the situation, he began a fitness program in which employees exercise during their lunch hour. To evaluate the program, he selected a random sample of eight participants and found the number of days each was absent in the six months before the exercise program began and in the six months following the exercise program. Below are the results. Employee Before After 1 6 2 2 7 6 7 2 5 7 5 4 3 6 6 2 7 6 4 6 2 Click here for the Excel Data File At the 0.010 significance level, can he conclude that the number of absences has declined? Estimate the p-value. a. State the decision rule for 0.010 significance level. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) Reject HO if t> b. Compute the test statistic. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) The test statistic is

A. Headache Pain : There are many over-the-counter pain relievers. By the end of the semester, you have a tremendous headache and are looking for the most effective pain relief available. You conduct a study comparing the three most popular pain relievers and a placebo to see which work best. You use only subjects with headaches and record the amount of time (in minutes) it takes for their headache to go away after they receive the medication. You randomly assign 60 participants to one of the four conditions using a double- blind procedure. (Use a = .05) Drug A Drug C 10 Placebo Drug B 10 70 30 30 60 40 20 50 40 10 10 60 30 10 10 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 10 40 20 20 20 60 40 20 30 50 30 30 10 30 30 20 20 60 20 10 10 20 40 30 20 50 20 20 10 40 20 30 30 IV (or predictor) variable DV (or criterion) variable What type of analysis should you conduct to determine which method relieves headache pain most swiftly?

The authors of a paper randomly selected two samples of patients admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke. One sample was selected from patients who received biofeedback weight training for 8 weeks, and the other sample was selected from patients who did not receive this training. At the end of 8 weeks, the time it took (in seconds) to stand from a sitting position and then to sit down again (called sit-stand-sit time) was measured for the people in each sample. Data consistent with summary quantities given in the paper are given below. For purposes of this exercise, you can assume that the samples are representative of the population of stroke patients who receive the biofeedback training and the population of stroke patients who do not receive this training. Biofeedback Group 2.1 2.8 4.5 2.3 2.9 4.3 3.4 4.2 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 2.5 3.3 No Biofeedback Group 5.2 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.2 3.5 4.3 5.2 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.0   Conduct a test of hypothesis to test whether…

A health insurance company is looking at the use of its benefits by its members. It randomly selects 500 members for further study, and one of the pieces of information they collect is the amount the amount of money spent on prescription medications over the past year. The average amount among the 500 members is $600 and the SD is $1,000. A histogram of the amounts is quite skewed to the right, and 40 (8%) of the sampled members have spent $5000 or more on prescription medications in the past year. Calculate a 95%-confidence interval for the percentage of all members who have spent $5000 or more on prescription medications in the last year.

The authors of a paper randomly selected two samples of patients admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke. One sample was selected from patients who received biofeedback weight training for 8 weeks, and the other sample was selected from patients who did not receive this training. At the end of 8 weeks, the time it took (in seconds) to stand from a sitting position and then to sit down again (called sit-stand-sit time) was measured for the people in each sample. Data consistent with summary quantities given in the paper are given below. For purposes of this exercise, you can assume that the samples are representative of the population of stroke patients who receive the biofeedback training and the population of stroke patients who do not receive this training. Biofeedback Group 2.2 2.9 4.6 2.4 3.0 4.4 3.5 4.3 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.8 3.8 2.6 3.4 No Biofeedback Group 5.2 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.2 3.5 4.3 5.2 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.0   Conduct a test of hypothesis to test whether…

A child psychologist believe that controlled physical outbursts of anger (like punching a pillow) may improve the mood of young boys with emotional impairment. He believes that the proportion of boys who benefit from the treatment is greater than the proportion of girls. A random sample from each population receives counseling in the treatment and is asked about their mood after an episode (x is the number of test subjects that reported an improvement in mood). The results of the study are summarized in the table below. Boys n1 = 200 Girls n2 = 210 %3D %3D X1 = 35 X2 = 28 Blank #1: Find the two sample proportions, reporting each as a decimal, rounded to two decimal places. Do the initial (untested) findings show what the researcher expected? Enter your answer as a list of 3 items: P1, P2, yes or no. Do not add any extra spaces and pay attention to rounding. For example, a valid answer may look like .52,.14,yes or .25,.50,no. Untested, you compared them but you could have done that…