The following are the systolic blood pressures (mm Hg) of 12 patients undergoing drug therapy for hypertension: 183, 152, 178, 157, 194, 163, 144, 114, 178, 152, 118, 158 Can we conclude on the basis of these data that the population mean is less than 165? Let a =05. Assume the data is normally distributed?

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  1. The following are the systolic blood pressures (mm Hg) of 12 patients undergoing drug therapy for hypertension: 183, 152, 178, 157, 194, 163, 144, 114, 178, 152, 118, 158 Can we conclude on the basis of these data that the population mean is less than 165? Let a =05. Assume the data is normally distributed?

 

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