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In Exercises 10.34 and 10.41, how large should the
10.34 Exercise 8.58 stated that a random sample of 500 measurements on the length of stay in hospitals had sample mean 5.4 days and sample standard deviation 3.1 days. A federal regulatory agency hypothesizes that the average length of stay is in excess of 5 days. Do the data support this hypothesis? Use α = .05.
10.41 Refer to Exercise 10.34. Using the rejection region found there, calculate β when μa = 5.5.
8.58 The administrators for a hospital wished to estimate the average number of days required for inpatient treatment of patients between the ages of 25 and 34. A random sample of 500 hospital patients between these ages produced a mean and standard deviation equal to 5.4 and 3.1 days, respectively. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean length of stay for the population of patients from which the sample was drawn.
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Mathematical Statistics with Applications
- Calculus For The Life SciencesCalculusISBN:9780321964038Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.Publisher:Pearson Addison Wesley,
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