EM (rapid eye movement) sleep is sleep during which most dreams occur. Each night a person has both REM and non-REM sleep. However, it is thought that children have more REM sleep than adults†. Assume that REM sleep time is normally distributed for both children and adults. A random sample of n1 = 8 children (9 years old) showed that they had an average REM sleep time of x1 = 2.5 hours per night. From previous studies, it is known that ?1 = 0.7 hour. Another random sample of n2 = 8 adults showed that they had an average REM sleep time of x2 = 1.60 hours per night. Previous studies show that ?2 = 0.8 hour. Do these data indicate that, on average, children tend to have more REM sleep than adults? Use a 1% level of significance. a) What is the value of the sample test statistic? (Test the difference ?1 − ?2. Round your answer to two decimal places.) b) Find (or estimate) the P-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is sleep during which most dreams occur. Each night a person has both REM and non-REM sleep. However, it is thought that children have more REM sleep than adults†. Assume that REM sleep time is
a) What is the value of the sample test statistic? (Test the difference ?1 − ?2. Round your answer to two decimal places.)
b) Find (or estimate) the P-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
For Children :
Mean , x1 = 2.5
Population standard deviation ,
For Adults :
Mean , x2 = 1.6
Population standard deviation ,
Null and Alternative Hypotheses
The following null and alternative hypotheses need to be tested:
It is to a right-tailed test (a z-test for two means)
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