A food company has developed a high mineral sea salt (sodium).  A nurse practitioner hypothesizes that getting more sodium from the new sea salt predicts an increase in blood pressure.  Below are the sodium and BP measurements for a sample of participants that regularly use the new sea salt. What can the nurse practitioner conclude with an α of 0.01?   Sodium BP 8.38.38.28.48.28.28.38.48.3 167196190157149141145190175   a) What is the appropriate statistic?Compute the statistic selected in a): b) Obtain/compute the appropriate values to make a decision about H0.(Hint: Make sure to write down the null and alternative hypotheses to help solve the problem.)Critical value =  ;  Test statistic = c) Compute the corresponding effect size(s) and indicate magnitude(s).If not appropriate, input and/or select "na" below.Effect size =

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A food company has developed a high mineral sea salt (sodium).  A nurse practitioner hypothesizes that getting more sodium from the new sea salt predicts an increase in blood pressure.  Below are the sodium and BP measurements for a sample of participants that regularly use the new sea salt. What can the nurse practitioner conclude with an α of 0.01?

 

Sodium BP
8.3
8.3
8.2
8.4
8.2
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.3
167
196
190
157
149
141
145
190
175

 

a) What is the appropriate statistic?
Compute the statistic selected in a)

b) Obtain/compute the appropriate values to make a decision about H0.
(Hint: Make sure to write down the null and alternative hypotheses to help solve the problem.)
Critical value =  ;  Test statistic = 


c) Compute the corresponding effect size(s) and indicate magnitude(s).
If not appropriate, input and/or select "na" below.
Effect size =  

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