[Solution] In a study testing the effects of an herbal supplement on systolic blood pressure in men, 9 randomly selected men are given an herbal supplement
Question: In a study testing the effects of an herbal supplement on systolic blood pressure in men, 9 randomly selected men are given an herbal supplement for 15 weeks. The following measurements are for each subject’s systolic blood pressure taken before and after the 15-week treatment period. At α = .10, can you support the claim that systolic blood pressure was lowered? (4 pts)
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Before | 123 | 109 | 112 | 102 | 98 | 114 | 119 | 112 | 110 |
| After | 124 | 97 | 113 | 105 | 95 | 119 | 114 | 114 | 121 |
- Is the claim the null or research hypothesis?
- What’s d-bar?
- What’s the p-value?
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If you decide to reject the null hypothesis, you’ve made
- The correct decision
- A Type I error
- A Type II error
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