8.14 Test for a significant difference in the variances of the initial white blood cell count between patients who did and patients who did not receive a bacterial culture. 8.15 What is the appropriate test procedure to test for significant differences in mean white blood cell count between people who do and people who do not receive a bacterial culture? 8.16 Perform the procedure in Problem 8.15 using the critical-value method. 8.17 What is the p-value corresponding to your answer to Problem 8.16? 8.18 Compute a 95% CI for the true difference in mean white blood cell count between the two groups.

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8.14 Test for a significant difference in the variances of the
initial white blood cell count between patients who did and
patients who did not receive a bacterial culture.
8.15 What is the appropriate test procedure to test for significant differences in mean white blood cell count between
people who do and people who do not receive a bacterial
culture?
8.16 Perform the procedure in Problem 8.15 using the
critical-value method.
8.17 What is the p-value corresponding to your answer to
Problem 8.16?
8.18 Compute a 95% CI for the true difference in mean
white blood cell count between the two groups.

TABLE 2.13 Hospital-stay data
First
Received
Duration
First
WBC
Received
bacterial
(x 10)
following
admission
of
Sex
antibiotic?
culture?
Service
1 = M
2 = F
temp.
following
admission
1 = med.
2 = surg.
ID
1 = yes
hospital
stay
1 = yes
2 = no
no.
Age
2 = no
1
30
2
99.0
8
2
1
10
73
2
98.0
2
1
1
3
6.
40
2
99.0
12
2
2
2
4
11
47
2
98.2
4
2
2
5
25
2
98.5
11
2
2
2
6.
14
82
1
96.8
6.
1
2
7
30
60
99.5
8.
1
1
1
8.
11
56
2
98.6
7
2
1
17
43
2
98.0
7
2
1
10
3
50
98.0
12
1
2
11
9
59
2
97.6
7
2
1
1
12
3
4
97.8
3
2
13
8
22
2
99.5
11
1
2
14
33
2
98.4
14
1
2
15
5
20
2
98.4
11
1
2
16
32
1
99.0
9
2
17
7
36
99.2
6.
1
2
2
18
4
69
1
98.0
6.
2
2
19
3
47
97.0
2
1
20
7
22
1
98.2
6.
2
2
21
9
11
1
98.2
10
2
2
22
11
19
98.6
14
1
2
2
23
11
67
2
97.6
4
2
1
24
43
2
98.6
2
25
4
41
2
98.0
5
2
1
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 2.13 Hospital-stay data First Received Duration First WBC Received bacterial (x 10) following admission of Sex antibiotic? culture? Service 1 = M 2 = F temp. following admission 1 = med. 2 = surg. ID 1 = yes hospital stay 1 = yes 2 = no no. Age 2 = no 1 30 2 99.0 8 2 1 10 73 2 98.0 2 1 1 3 6. 40 2 99.0 12 2 2 2 4 11 47 2 98.2 4 2 2 5 25 2 98.5 11 2 2 2 6. 14 82 1 96.8 6. 1 2 7 30 60 99.5 8. 1 1 1 8. 11 56 2 98.6 7 2 1 17 43 2 98.0 7 2 1 10 3 50 98.0 12 1 2 11 9 59 2 97.6 7 2 1 1 12 3 4 97.8 3 2 13 8 22 2 99.5 11 1 2 14 33 2 98.4 14 1 2 15 5 20 2 98.4 11 1 2 16 32 1 99.0 9 2 17 7 36 99.2 6. 1 2 2 18 4 69 1 98.0 6. 2 2 19 3 47 97.0 2 1 20 7 22 1 98.2 6. 2 2 21 9 11 1 98.2 10 2 2 22 11 19 98.6 14 1 2 2 23 11 67 2 97.6 4 2 1 24 43 2 98.6 2 25 4 41 2 98.0 5 2 1
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