There are two common methods for measuring the concentration of a pollutant in fish

Chapter 10, Problem 57

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QUESTION:

Multiple choice: Select the best answer for Exercises 57 to 60.

There are two common methods for measuring the concentration of a pollutant in fish tissue. Do the two methods differ, on average? You apply both methods to each fish in a random sample of 18 carp and use

(a) the paired \(t\) test for \(\mu_d\)

(b) the one-sample \(z\) test for \(p\).

(c) the two-sample \(t\) test for \(\mu_1-\mu_2\).

(d) the two-sample \(z\) test for \(p_1-p_2\).

(e) none of these.

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QUESTION:

Multiple choice: Select the best answer for Exercises 57 to 60.

There are two common methods for measuring the concentration of a pollutant in fish tissue. Do the two methods differ, on average? You apply both methods to each fish in a random sample of 18 carp and use

(a) the paired \(t\) test for \(\mu_d\)

(b) the one-sample \(z\) test for \(p\).

(c) the two-sample \(t\) test for \(\mu_1-\mu_2\).

(d) the two-sample \(z\) test for \(p_1-p_2\).

(e) none of these.

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We need to check if the given options will help us to check if the methods differ on average when applied to the fish in order to study the concentration of pollutant in a fish tissue.

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