The data below shows the systolic and diastolic blood pressures of 10 patients: Blood Pressure Systolic: 116, 124, 112, 144, 138, 112, 145, 122, 130, 12 Diastolic: 82, 88, 72, 95, 96, 16, 88, 76, 90 Use the equation to find the best predicted diastolic blood pressure for a patient with a systolic blood pressure reading of 140. Round values to two decimal places. a) 68.35 b) 89.52 c) 93.30 d) 92.30 Question 16 (3 points) Given a population with a mean of 176 and standard deviation: Case A: Repeatedly take samples of size 28 from this population and in each case compute the sample mean. Let x-bar(A) and sigma(A) be respectively the mean and the standard deviation of these sample means. Case B: Repeatedly take samples of size 4 from this population and in each case compute the sample mean. Let x-bar(B) and sigma(B) be respectively the mean and the standard deviation of these sample means. Choose the most appropriate option: a) sigma(A) ≠sigma(B) b) sigma(A) = sigma(B) c) sigma(A) > sigma(B) d) sigma(A) < sigma(B)
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Question 15
Correct Answer: c) 93.30
Explanation:
This question requires you to perform a linear regression analysis to predict a diastolic blood pressure value based on a given systolic blood pressure value. Let the systolic pressure be the independent variable (x) and the diastolic pressure be the dependent variable (y).
- Data Extraction: From the table, we have 10 pairs of data points (x, y).
- Systolic (x): 116, 124, 112, 144, 138, 112, 145, 124, 130, 129
- Diastolic (y): 82, 88, 72, 95, 96, 76, 88, 76, 90, 94
- Find the Regression Equation: The equation for the best-predicted value is the linear regression line, ŷ = b₀ + b₁x. We must first calculate the slope (b₁) and the y-intercept (b₀). Using the formulas for linear regression, we find the coefficients to be approximately:
- Slope (b₁) ≈ 0.5667
- Y-intercept (b₀) ≈ 13.508
- Apply Rounding and Predict: The instruction “Round all values to two decimal places” suggests rounding the calculated coefficients before making the final prediction.
- b₁ rounds to 0.57.
- b₀ rounds to 13.51.
ŷ = 13.51 + 0.57 * (140)
ŷ = 13.51 + 79.8
ŷ = 93.31 - Conclusion: The predicted diastolic blood pressure is 93.31. This value is closest to option (c) 93.30.
Question 16
Correct Answer: d) sigma(A) > sigma(B)
Explanation:
This question tests your understanding of the sampling distribution of the sample mean, specifically its standard deviation, which is known as the standard error of the mean.
- Standard Error Formula: The standard error of the mean (σₓ̄) is calculated using the formula: σₓ̄ = σ / √n, where σ is the population standard deviation and n is the sample size. This formula shows that the standard error is inversely proportional to the square root of the sample size.
- Analyze the Cases:
- In Case A, samples of size nₐ = 28 are taken. The standard deviation of these sample means is sigma(A) = σ / √28.
- In Case B, samples of size nₑ = 64 are taken. The standard deviation of these sample means is sigma(B) = σ / √64.
- Compare the Standard Errors: We are comparing sigma(A) = σ / √28 with sigma(B) = σ / √64.
- Since the sample size in Case A (n=28) is smaller than the sample size in Case B (n=64), the denominator (√n) for Case A is smaller than for Case B (√28 < √64).
- When dividing a constant (σ) by a smaller number, the result is larger. Therefore, σ / √28 will be greater than σ / √64.
- Conclusion: This means that sigma(A) is greater than sigma(B). A larger sample size leads to a smaller standard error, indicating that the sample means are more closely clustered around the true population mean.
