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18. Medical: Hemoglobin Count Let x be a random variable that represents hemoglobin count (HC) in grams per 100 milliliters of whole blood Then X has a distribution that is approximately normal, with a population mean of about 14 for healthy adult women (see reference in Problem 17). Suppose that a female patient has taken 10 laboratory blood tests during the past year: The HC data sent to the patient's doctor are 15 18 16 19 14 12 14 17 15 11 i. Use a calculator with sample mean and sample standard deviation keys to verify that x = 15.1 and s = 2.51. ii. Does this information indicate that the population average HC for this patient is higher than 14? Use α = 0.01.

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          18. Medical: Hemoglobin Count Let x be a random variable that represents hemoglobin count (HC) in grams per 100 milliliters of whole blood Then X has a distribution that is approximately normal, with a population mean of about 14 for healthy adult women (see reference in Problem 17). Suppose that a female patient has taken 10 laboratory blood tests during the past year: The HC data sent to the patient's doctor are 15 18 16 19 14 12 14 17 15 11 i. Use a calculator with sample mean and sample standard deviation keys to verify that x = 15.1 and s = 2.51. ii. Does this information indicate that the population average HC for this patient is higher than 14? Use α = 0.01.

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18. Medical: Hemoglobin Count Let x be a random variable that represents hemoglobin count (HC) in grams per 100 milliliters of whole blood Then X has a distribution that is approximately normal, with a population mean of about 14 for healthy adult women (see reference in Problem 17). Suppose that a female patient has taken 10 laboratory blood tests during the past year: The HC data sent to the patient's doctor are 15 18 16 19 14 12 14 17 15 11 i. Use a calculator with sample mean and sample standard deviation keys to verify that x = 15.1 and s = 2.51. ii. Does this information indicate that the population average HC for this patient is higher than 14? Use α = 0.01.