Nine hundred (900) teenage boys and 1500 teenage girls were randomly selected for a STEPS survey in Trinidad and Tobago in 2017. STEPS surveys are regularly carried out in Trinidad and Tobago to identify the major risk factors that determine the major diseases burden among teenagers. The mean BMI among the boys sample is 21.85, while the mean BMI among the sample of girls is 22.39. The corresponding sample standard deviations for the two groups of teenagers are 5.90 and 6.39, respectively. Calculate the 88% confidence interval for the difference in the mean BMI between teenage boys and girls in Trinidad and Tobago. Write your answer to 3 decimal places.

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1. Nine hundred (900) teenage boys and 1500 teenage girls were randomly selected for a STEPS survey in Trinidad and Tobago in 2017. STEPS surveys are regularly carried out in Trinidad and Tobago to identify the major risk factors that determine the major diseases burden among teenagers. The mean BMI among the boys sample is 21.85, while the mean BMI among the sample of girls is 22.39. The corresponding sample standard deviations for the two groups of teenagers are 5.90 and 6.39, respectively.

Calculate the 88% confidence interval for the difference in the mean BMI between teenage boys and girls in Trinidad and Tobago. Write your answer to 3 decimal places.


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1- Independent random sample of boys.

2 – Independent random sample of girls.

Now, critical value is given by-

Degree of freedom, df = 900+1500-2 = 2398

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