Does the data indicate that the mean remission time

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1. There is a new drug that is used to treat leukemia. The following data represents the remission time in weeks for a random sample of 21 patients using the drug.

10	7	32	23	22	6	16
11	20	19	6	17	35	6
10	34	32	25	13	9	6

Let X be a random variable representing the remission time in weeks for all patients using the new drug. Assume that the distribution of x is normal. A previously used drug treatment has a mean remission time of 12.5 weeks. Does the data indicate that the mean remission time using the new drug is different from 12.5 week at a level of significance of 0.01?

State the Null Hypothesis

State the Alternatice Hypothesis

State the Level of significance

State the Test Statistic

Perform Calculations

Statistical Conclusion

2. We wish to test the claim that the mean body mass index (BMI) of men is equal to the mean BMI of women. Use the data to the right to test this claim.

Men	Women
20	29
37	28
46	20
23	28
20	42
23	45
21	19
15	45
20	16
28	32
27	38
20	45
30	41
22	34
27	28
38	21
29	42
20	21
16	30
27	28
42	30
37	43
39	40
39	16
32	44
16	15
21	16
26	20
17	41
39	16

State the Null Hypothesis

State the Alternatice Hypothesis

State the Level of significance

State the Test Statistic

Perform Calculations

Statistical Conclusion.

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