The "viral burst size" refers to the number of viruses released from each infected cell. The following data are the burst sizes for viruses that have been treated with a mutagen and for control viruses that have not been treated with a mutagen. Your goal is to determine whether the mutagen has an effect on viral burst size. Please choose an appropriate statistical test.     Mutagen Control 15 7 29 29 58 254 103 921 1048 5611       Based on the data, the burst sizes are not normally distributed. Which test should you use to determine whether the viral burst size is different between control viruses and mutagen treated viruses? Wilcoxon rank-sum test or two sample t-test.     State your null and alternative hypotheses.     Use R to conduct the test. Please copy the R codes here. (hint: you need to first assign the data into to variables using     Do you reject the null hypothesis? What can you conclude?

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The "viral burst size" refers to the number of viruses released from each infected cell. The following data are the burst sizes for viruses that have been treated with a mutagen and for control viruses that have not been treated with a mutagen. Your goal is to determine whether the mutagen has an effect on viral burst size. Please choose an appropriate statistical test.

 

 

Mutagen

Control

15

7

29

29

58

254

103

921

1048

5611

 

 

 

  1. Based on the data, the burst sizes are not normally distributed. Which test should you use to determine whether the viral burst size is different between control viruses and mutagen treated viruses? Wilcoxon rank-sum test or two sample t-test.

 

 

  1. State your null and alternative hypotheses.

 

 

  1. Use R to conduct the test. Please copy the R codes here. (hint: you need to first assign the data into to variables using

 

 

  1. Do you reject the null hypothesis? What can you conclude?

 

 

 

 

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