MT305 & MT314

Statistical Inference & Biostatistics II (B)

Assignment No. 03
Maximum Marks: 10 Submission Date: 28th 9pm on LMS
Instructions: Mention your name, registration no, and page number in your assignment.
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Question 01 (2.5)
A researcher wishes to see if there is a difference in the manual dexterity of athletes
and that of band members. Two random samples of 30 are selected from each group and are
given a manual dexterity test. The mean of the athletes’ test was 87, and the mean of the band
members’ test was 92. The population standard deviation for the test is 7.2. At α = 0.01, is there
a significant difference in the mean scores?

Question 02 (2.5)
In a large hospital, a nursing director selected a random sample of 30 registered nurses
and found that the mean of their ages was 30.2. The population standard deviation for the ages
is 5.6. She selected a random sample of 40 nursing assistants and found the mean of their ages
was 31.7. The population standard deviation of the ages for the assistants is 4.3. Find the 99%
confidence interval of the differences in the ages.

Question 03 (2.5)
A researcher claims that the mean of the salaries of elementary school teachers is
greater than the mean of the salaries of secondary school teachers in a large school district. The
mean of the salaries of a random sample of 26 elementary school teachers is $48,256, and the
sample standard deviation is $3,912.40. The mean of the salaries of a random sample of 24
secondary school teachers is $45,633. The sample standard deviation is $5533. At α = 0.05,
can it be concluded that the mean of the salaries of the elementary school teachers is greater
than the mean of the salaries of the secondary school teachers? Use the P-value method.

Question 04 (2.5)
A medical researcher wishes to see if he can lower the cholesterol levels through diet in 6
people by showing a film about the effects of high cholesterol levels. The data are shown. At
α = 0.05, did the cholesterol level decrease on average?
Patient 1 2 3 4 5 6
Before 243 216 214 222 206 219
After 215 202 198 195 204 213