From previous large studies of women drawn at random from th

From previous large studies of women drawn at random from the healthy general public, a resting systolic blood pressure of = 120 was predicted as the population mean for the relevant age group. Consider 10 first year resident female doctors drawn at random from one area, resting systolic blood pressures measured using an electronic sphygmomanometer were:

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1. Write null and alternative hypotheses (in words and notation) appropriate for this research scenario.

2. Calculate the mean, median, mode, variance and standard deviation for the data.

3. Compute a single sample t-test to test the hypotheses, use an = .05, two-tailed. Clearly describe the independent and dependent variables.

4. Next compute a one-tailed test, = .05.

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