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
| sbp | sex | tox | grmhem | gestage | apgar5 |
| 43 | Male | No | No | 29 | 7 |
| 51 | Male | No | No | 31 | 8 |
| 42 | Female | No | No | 33 | 0 |
| 39 | Female | No | No | 31 | 8 |
| 48 | Female | Yes | No | 30 | 7 |
| 31 | Male | No | Yes | 25 | 0 |
| 31 | Male | Yes | No | 27 | 7 |
| 40 | Female | No | No | 29 | 9 |
| 57 | Female | No | No | 28 | 6 |
| 64 | Female | Yes | No | 29 | 9 |
| 46 | Female | No | No | 26 | 7 |
| 47 | Female | No | Yes | 30 | 6 |
| 63 | Female | No | No | 29 | 8 |
| 56 | Female | No | No | 29 | 1 |
| 49 | Male | No | No | 29 | 8 |
| 87 | Male | No | No | 29 | 7 |
| 46 | Female | No | No | 29 | 8 |
| 66 | Female | No | No | 33 | 8 |
| 42 | Female | Yes | No | 33 | 8 |
| 52 | Female | No | No | 29 | 7 |
| 51 | Male | No | No | 28 | 7 |
| 47 | Female | No | No | 30 | 9 |
| 54 | Male | No | No | 27 | 4 |
| 64 | Male | No | No | 33 | 9 |
| 37 | Female | No | No | 32 | 7 |
| 36 | Male | Yes | No | 28 | 3 |
| 45 | Female | No | Yes | 29 | 7 |
| 39 | Male | No | No | 28 | 7 |
| 29 | Female | No | No | 29 | 4 |
| 61 | Female | No | No | 30 | 3 |
| 53 | Male | No | No | 31 | 7 |
| 64 | Female | No | No | 30 | 7 |
| 35 | Female | No | No | 31 | 6 |
| 34 | Male | No | No | 29 | 9 |
| 62 | Female | No | No | 27 | 7 |
| 59 | Female | No | No | 27 | 8 |
| 36 | Male | No | No | 27 | 9 |
| 47 | Female | No | No | 32 | 8 |
| 45 | Male | No | Yes | 31 | 2 |
| 62 | Female | No | Yes | 28 | 5 |
| 75 | Male | Yes | No | 30 | 7 |
| 44 | Male | No | No | 29 | 0 |
| 39 | Male | No | No | 28 | 8 |
| 48 | Female | No | Yes | 31 | 7 |
| 43 | Female | Yes | No | 27 | 6 |
| 19 | Female | No | Yes | 25 | 4 |
| 63 | Male | No | No | 30 | 7 |
| 42 | Male | No | No | 28 | 6 |
| 44 | Female | No | No | 28 | 9 |
| 25 | Female | No | No | 25 | 8 |
| 26 | Female | No | No | 23 | 8 |
| 27 | Male | No | No | 27 | 9 |
| 35 | Male | No | No | 28 | 8 |
| 40 | Male | No | No | 27 | 7 |
| 44 | Female | No | No | 27 | 6 |
| 66 | Male | No | No | 26 | 8 |
| 59 | Female | No | No | 25 | 3 |
| 24 | Female | No | No | 23 | 7 |
| 40 | Female | No | Yes | 26 | 3 |
| 49 | Female | No | No | 24 | 5 |
| 53 | Male | Yes | No | 29 | 9 |
| 45 | Female | No | No | 29 | 9 |
| 50 | Male | No | Yes | 27 | 8 |
| 64 | Male | No | No | 30 | 7 |
| 48 | Female | No | No | 30 | 6 |
| 48 | Female | No | Yes | 32 | 4 |
| 58 | Female | Yes | No | 33 | 7 |
| 67 | Female | No | No | 27 | 8 |
| 40 | Female | No | Yes | 31 | 8 |
| 48 | Female | No | No | 26 | 8 |
| 36 | Male | No | No | 27 | 5 |
| 44 | Male | No | No | 27 | 6 |
| 53 | Female | Yes | No | 35 | 9 |
| 45 | Female | Yes | No | 28 | 6 |
| 54 | Male | No | No | 30 | 8 |
| 44 | Male | Yes | No | 31 | 2 |
| 42 | Male | No | No | 30 | 5 |
| 50 | Female | No | No | 27 | 0 |
| 48 | Female | No | No | 25 | 5 |
| 29 | Female | No | Yes | 25 | 5 |
| 30 | Female | No | Yes | 26 | 2 |
| 36 | Female | No | No | 29 | 0 |
| 44 | Female | No | No | 29 | 0 |
| 46 | Female | Yes | No | 34 | 9 |
| 51 | Male | Yes | No | 30 | 4 |
| 51 | Male | No | No | 29 | 5 |
| 43 | Male | Yes | No | 33 | 7 |
| 48 | Male | No | No | 30 | 5 |
| 52 | Male | No | No | 29 | 8 |
| 43 | Male | No | No | 24 | 6 |
| 42 | Male | Yes | No | 33 | 8 |
| 48 | Male | No | Yes | 25 | 5 |
| 49 | Female | Yes | No | 32 | 8 |
| 62 | Male | Yes | No | 31 | 7 |
| 45 | Male | No | No | 31 | 9 |
| 51 | Female | Yes | Yes | 31 | 6 |
| 52 | Male | No | No | 29 | 8 |
| 47 | Male | Yes | No | 32 | 5 |
| 40 | Female | Yes | No | 33 | 8 |
| 50 | Female | No | No | 28 | 7 |
| sbp | ||||||
| 42 | 43 | Male | ||||
| 39 | 51 | Male | Gender | Mean | SD | Sample Size |
| 48 | 31 | Male | Female | 46.4643 | 11.1453 | 56 |
| 40 | 31 | Male | Male | 47.8636 | 11.8058 | 44 |
| 57 | 49 | Male | ||||
| 64 | 87 | Male | ||||
| 46 | 51 | Male | 46.4643 | 47.8636 | ||
| 47 | 54 | Male | 11.1453 | 11.8058 | ||
| 63 | 64 | Male | 56 | 44 | ||
| 56 | 36 | Male | ||||
| 46 | 39 | Male | ||||
| 66 | 53 | Male | ||||
| 42 | 34 | Male | ||||
| 52 | 36 | Male | ||||
| 47 | 45 | Male | ||||
| 37 | 75 | Male | ||||
| 45 | 44 | Male | ||||
| 29 | 39 | Male | ||||
| 61 | 63 | Male | ||||
| 64 | 42 | Male | ||||
| 35 | 27 | Male | ||||
| 62 | 35 | Male | ||||
| 59 | 40 | Male | ||||
| 47 | 66 | Male | ||||
| 62 | 53 | Male | ||||
| 48 | 50 | Male | ||||
| 43 | 64 | Male | ||||
| 19 | 36 | Male | ||||
| 44 | 44 | Male | ||||
| 25 | 54 | Male | ||||
| 26 | 44 | Male | ||||
| 44 | 42 | Male | ||||
| 59 | 51 | Male | ||||
| 24 | 51 | Male | ||||
| 40 | 43 | Male | ||||
| 49 | 48 | Male | ||||
| 45 | 52 | Male | ||||
| 48 | 43 | Male | ||||
| 48 | 42 | Male | ||||
| 58 | 48 | Male | ||||
| 67 | 62 | Male | ||||
| 40 | 45 | Male | ||||
| 48 | 52 | Male | ||||
| 53 | 47 | Male | ||||
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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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