Question: The dataset lowbwt contains information recorded for 100 low birth weight infants born in two teaching hospitals in Boston. Measurements of systolic blood pressure are

The dataset lowbwt contains information recorded for 100 low birth weight infants born in two teaching hospitals in Boston. Measurements of systolic blood pressure are saved under the variable name sbp, while indicators of gender where 1 represents a male and 0 a female, are saved under the name sex.

 lowbwt

sheet 1

sbpsextoxgrmhemgestageapgar5
43MaleNoNo297
51MaleNoNo318
42FemaleNoNo330
39FemaleNoNo318
48FemaleYesNo307
31MaleNoYes250
31MaleYesNo277
40FemaleNoNo299
57FemaleNoNo286
64FemaleYesNo299
46FemaleNoNo267
47FemaleNoYes306
63FemaleNoNo298
56FemaleNoNo291
49MaleNoNo298
87MaleNoNo297
46FemaleNoNo298
66FemaleNoNo338
42FemaleYesNo338
52FemaleNoNo297
51MaleNoNo287
47FemaleNoNo309
54MaleNoNo274
64MaleNoNo339
37FemaleNoNo327
36MaleYesNo283
45FemaleNoYes297
39MaleNoNo287
29FemaleNoNo294
61FemaleNoNo303
53MaleNoNo317
64FemaleNoNo307
35FemaleNoNo316
34MaleNoNo299
62FemaleNoNo277
59FemaleNoNo278
36MaleNoNo279
47FemaleNoNo328
45MaleNoYes312
62FemaleNoYes285
75MaleYesNo307
44MaleNoNo290
39MaleNoNo288
48FemaleNoYes317
43FemaleYesNo276
19FemaleNoYes254
63MaleNoNo307
42MaleNoNo286
44FemaleNoNo289
25FemaleNoNo258
26FemaleNoNo238
27MaleNoNo279
35MaleNoNo288
40MaleNoNo277
44FemaleNoNo276
66MaleNoNo268
59FemaleNoNo253
24FemaleNoNo237
40FemaleNoYes263
49FemaleNoNo245
53MaleYesNo299
45FemaleNoNo299
50MaleNoYes278
64MaleNoNo307
48FemaleNoNo306
48FemaleNoYes324
58FemaleYesNo337
67FemaleNoNo278
40FemaleNoYes318
48FemaleNoNo268
36MaleNoNo275
44MaleNoNo276
53FemaleYesNo359
45FemaleYesNo286
54MaleNoNo308
44MaleYesNo312
42MaleNoNo305
50FemaleNoNo270
48FemaleNoNo255
29FemaleNoYes255
30FemaleNoYes262
36FemaleNoNo290
44FemaleNoNo290
46FemaleYesNo349
51MaleYesNo304
51MaleNoNo295
43MaleYesNo337
48MaleNoNo305
52MaleNoNo298
43MaleNoNo246
42MaleYesNo338
48MaleNoYes255
49FemaleYesNo328
62MaleYesNo317
45MaleNoNo319
51FemaleYesYes316
52MaleNoNo298
47MaleYesNo325
40FemaleYesNo338
50FemaleNoNo287


Sheet 2
sbp
4243Male
3951MaleGenderMeanSDSample Size
4831MaleFemale46.464311.145356
4031MaleMale47.863611.805844
5749Male
6487Male
4651Male46.464347.8636
4754Male11.145311.8058
6364Male5644
5636Male
4639Male
6653Male
4234Male
5236Male
4745Male
3775Male
4544Male
2939Male
6163Male
6442Male
3527Male
6235Male
5940Male
4766Male
6253Male
4850Male
4364Male
1936Male
4444Male
2554Male
2644Male
4442Male
5951Male
2451Male
4043Male
4948Male
4552Male
4843Male
4842Male
5848Male
6762Male
4045Male
4852Male
5347Male
45
50
48
29
30
36
44
46
49
51
40
50

Sheet 3

a). Compute a 95% confidence interval for the true mean systolic blood pressure of male low birth weight infants.
b). Compute a 95% confidence interval for the true mean systolic blood pressure of female low birth weight infants.
c). Do you think it is possible that both males and females have the same mean systolic blood pressure. Explain.

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