Test the Indicated Claim About the Means of Two Populations

Essay

Test the indicated claim about the means of two populations. Assume that the two samples are independent and that they have been randomly selected.
-A researcher wishes to determine whether people with high blood pressure can reduce their blood pressure by following a particular diet. Use the sample data below to test the claim that the treatment population mean µ1 is smaller than the control population mean µ2. Test the claim using a significance level of 0.01.
$\begin{array} { l } \text { Treatment Group }& \text { Control Group}\\\hline \mathrm{n}_{1}=85 &\mathrm{n}_{2}=75 \\\overline{\mathrm{x}_{1}}=189.1 & \overline{\mathrm{x}_{2}}=203.7 \\\mathrm{~s}_{1}=38.7 & \mathrm{~s}_{2}=39.2\end{array}$