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Chapter 16.1, Problem 4E
A blood lead level of 70 mg/ml has been commonly accepted as safe. However, researchers have noted that some neurophysiological symptoms of lead poisoning appear in people whose blood lead levels are below 70 mg/ml. The article “Subclinical Neuropathy at Safe Levels of Lead Exposure” (Archives of Environmental Health [1975]: 180–183) gave the following nerve-conduction velocities for a group of workers who were exposed to lead in the workplace but whose blood lead levels were below 70 mg/ml and for a group of controls who had no exposure to lead:
Use a level 0.05 rank-sum test to determine whether there is a significant difference in
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