Refer to the data in images.  Test for a significant difference in the variances of the initial white blood cell count between patients who did and patients who did not receive a bacterial culture.

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Refer to the data in images.

 Test for a significant difference in the variances of the
initial white blood cell count between patients who did and
patients who did not receive a bacterial culture.

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TABLE 2.13 Hospital-stay data
First
Received
Received
antibiotic?
1 = yes
2 = no
Duration
of
First
WBC
(x 10)
following
admission
bacterial
culture?
1 = yes
2- no
Service
1= med.
2 = surg.
Sex
temp.
ID
following
hospital
stay
1 = M
2 = F
Age
admission
no.
1
5
30
99.0
2
1
10
73
2
98.0
2
1
1
3
6
40
2
99.0
12
2
2
2
4
11
47
2
98.2
4
2
2
2
5
25
2
98.5
11
2
2
6.
14
82
96.8
6.
1
2
2
7
30
60
99.5
8
1
1
11
56
2
98.6
7
2
1
9
17
43
98.0
7
2
1
10
3
50
1
98.0
12
1
2
11
9
59
2
97.6
7
2
1
1
12
3
4
1
97.8
3
2
2
2
13
8
22
2
99.5
11
2
2
14
8
33
2
98.4
14
1
1
2
15
5
20
2
98.4
11
2
1
2
16
5
32
99.0
2
2
17
7
36
99.2
6
1
2
2
18
4
69
1
98.0
6
2
2
2
19
3
47
1
97.0
5
1
2
1
20
7
22
1
98.2
6
2
21
9
11
1
98.2
10
2
2
22
11
19
98.6
14
1
2
2
23
11
67
2
97.6
4
2
24
9
43
2
98.6
2
2
25
4
41
98.0
2
1
Transcribed Image Text:Google lne aç TABLE 2.13 Hospital-stay data First Received Received antibiotic? 1 = yes 2 = no Duration of First WBC (x 10) following admission bacterial culture? 1 = yes 2- no Service 1= med. 2 = surg. Sex temp. ID following hospital stay 1 = M 2 = F Age admission no. 1 5 30 99.0 2 1 10 73 2 98.0 2 1 1 3 6 40 2 99.0 12 2 2 2 4 11 47 2 98.2 4 2 2 2 5 25 2 98.5 11 2 2 6. 14 82 96.8 6. 1 2 2 7 30 60 99.5 8 1 1 11 56 2 98.6 7 2 1 9 17 43 98.0 7 2 1 10 3 50 1 98.0 12 1 2 11 9 59 2 97.6 7 2 1 1 12 3 4 1 97.8 3 2 2 2 13 8 22 2 99.5 11 2 2 14 8 33 2 98.4 14 1 1 2 15 5 20 2 98.4 11 2 1 2 16 5 32 99.0 2 2 17 7 36 99.2 6 1 2 2 18 4 69 1 98.0 6 2 2 2 19 3 47 1 97.0 5 1 2 1 20 7 22 1 98.2 6 2 21 9 11 1 98.2 10 2 2 22 11 19 98.6 14 1 2 2 23 11 67 2 97.6 4 2 24 9 43 2 98.6 2 2 25 4 41 98.0 2 1
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