What is the p-value for the two-sample t-test comparing mean birthweight for babies whose mothers are older than 35 with those whose mothers are younger than 35? The answer is not 0.6616.

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What is the p-value for the two-sample t-test comparing mean birthweight for babies whose mothers are older than 35 with those whose mothers are younger than 35?

The answer is not 0.6616. 

Birthweight Gestation
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Transcribed Image Text:Birthweight Gestation 5.8 4.2 6.4 4.5 5.8 6.8 5.2 6.1 7.5 8 8.6 7.1 6.6 7 6.6 6.3 7.3 8.5 5.5 7.5 6 8.3 9.5 6.9 26NS 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.3 8 6 9 7 7.3 7.8 7 6.9 10 8.6 8 10 8.5 8.9 smoker 33 33 34 35 35 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 44 45 44 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 OOHO 0 0 0 motherage 24 224 20 26 41 20 28 20 19 20 18 29 31 30 8779 31 27 19 23 30 22 23 21 24 19 29 24 26 31 27 20 37 35 21 27 37 27 22 32 24 21 20 28 20
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