Aviation and high-altitude physiology is a specialty in the study of medicine. Let x = partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli (air cells in the lungs) when breathing naturally available air. Let y = partial pressure when breathing pure oxygen. The (x, y) data pairs correspond to elevations from 10,000 feet to 30,000 feet in 5000 foot intervals for a random sample of volunteers. Although the medical data were collected using airplanes, they apply equally well to Mt. Everest climbers (summit 29,028 feet). x 6.7 4.5 4.2 3.3 2.1 (units: mm Hg/10) y 44.8 34.5 26.2 16.2 13.9 (units: mm Hg/10)
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Aviation and high-altitude physiology is a specialty in the study of medicine. Let x = partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli (air cells in the lungs) when breathing naturally available air. Let y = partial pressure when breathing pure oxygen. The (x, y) data pairs correspond to elevations from 10,000 feet to 30,000 feet in 5000 foot intervals for a random sample of volunteers. Although the medical data were collected using airplanes, they apply equally well to Mt. Everest climbers (summit 29,028 feet).
| x | 6.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | (units: mm Hg/10) |
| y | 44.8 | 34.5 | 26.2 | 16.2 | 13.9 | (units: mm Hg/10) |
(b) Use a 1% level of significance to test the claim that ? > 0. (Use 2 decimal places.)
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(d) Find the predicted pressure when breathing pure oxygen if the pressure from breathing available air is x = 5.5. (Use 2 decimal places.)
(e) Find a 95% confidence interval for y when x = 5.5. (Use 1 decimal place.)
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| upper limit |
(f) Use a 1% level of significance to test the claim that ? > 0. (Use 2 decimal places.)
| t | |
| critical t |
(g) Find a 95% confidence interval for ? and interpret its meaning. (Use 2 decimal places.)
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| upper limit |
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