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ISBN: 9781305268920

Author: Bernard Rosner

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 8, Problem 156P

An individual has been exercising at a local gym for about 10 years. He always begins with a 10- to 15-minute session on the treadmill at a speed of 3.7 mph. During a 12-day period in 2010, he recorded his heart rate before using the treadmill and after 5 minutes of use. The data are shown in Table 8.37.

Table 8.37 Change in heart rate following treadmill use in 2010

Chapter 8, Problem 156P, An individual has been exercising at a local gym for about 10 years. He always begins with a 10- to

Interpret the results of the test in Problem 8.155.

8.155 Implement a test to compare the baseline heart rate initially (2000) and after 10 years of exercise (2010), and report a two-sided p-value.

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Solution Summary: The author explains the result of Problem 8.156: there is a difference between the baseline heart rate initially (2000) and after 10 years of exercise (2010).

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