Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321978271
Author: Robert Gould, Colleen N. Ryan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 15SE

Lead Exposure (Example 3) Excessive lead levels can negatively affect brain functions; lead poisoning is particularly dangerous to children. A study was conducted to find out whether children of battery factory workers had higher levels of lead in their blood than a matched group of children. Each child in the experimental group was matched with a child in the control group of the same age, living in the same neighborhood. Although these children were not a random sample, we can test the hypothesis that the difference is too large to occur by chance if the child from the control group was randomly chosen. The figure shows a histogram of the differences in lead level.

Chapter 13, Problem 15SE, Lead Exposure (Example 3) Excessive lead levels can negatively affect brain functions; lead

The differences were found by calculating “factory child’s lead level minus matched control child’s lead level.” Lead levels were concentrations in the blood, measured in micrograms per deciliter. A positive difference means the child of a factory worker has a higher lead concentration than the child in the control group. The data consisted of 1 tie (the same value for the child and the matching child), 28 pairs in which the factory worker’s child had a higher level, and 4 pairs in which the factory worker’s child had a lower level of lead.

Carry out a sign test to determine whether children whose parents are exposed to lead at work have a higher lead level than children whose parents are not exposed to lead at work. Use a significance level of 0.05 to see whether the experimental group had higher levels of lead.

(These data appear in Trumbo [2001].)

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