Question: A small study ( n = 10) is designed to assess if there is an association between smoking in pregnancy and low birth weight. Low-birth-weight

  1. A small study (n = 10) is designed to assess if there is an association between smoking in pregnancy and low birth weight. Low-birth-weight babies are those born weighing

Mother smoked in pregnancy 5.0 4.2 4.8 3.3 3.9

Mother did not smoke during pregnancy 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.4 4.6

Is there a significant difference in birth weights between mother who smoked during pregnancy and those who did not? Run the appropriate test at a 5% level of significance.Show computational steps and table values.

Total Sample (Ordered Smallest to Largest)Ranks
Mother Smoked in PregnancyMother Did Not Smoke in pregnancySmokedDid Not SmokeSmokedDid Not Smoke
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