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Construct and Interpret Confidence Intervals Regarding the Difference of Two Independent Means
-A researcher wishes to determine whether people with high blood pressure can lower their blood pressure by performing yoga exercises. A treatment group and a control group are selected. The sample statistics are given below. Construct a 90%90 \% confidence interval for the difference between the two population means, μ1μ2\mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 } .
Would you recommend using yoga exercises? Explain your reasoning.
Treatment Group Control Group
n1=100n2=100x1=178x2=193 s1=35 s2=37\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { n } 1 = 100 & \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 100 \\\overline { \mathrm { x } } 1 = 178 & \overline { \mathrm { x } } 2 = 193 \\\mathrm {~s} _ { 1 } = 35 & \mathrm {~s} _ { 2 } = 37\end{array}

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