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Diagnostic Tests: Uric Acid Overproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma (Reference: Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests by F. Fischbach). Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken eight blood tests for uric acid. The
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- Overproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken seven blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.29 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.95 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) On is large O o is known O o is unknown O normal distribution of uric acid O uniform distribution of uric acid (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O we are 95% confident that the true uric acid level for this patient falls within this interval. O we are 5% confident that…arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken nine blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.41 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.75 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) normal distribution of uric acid On is large O o is unknown O uniform distribution of uric acid O o is known (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. The probability that this interval contains the true average uric acid level for this patient is 0.95. The probability that this…arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken seven blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.35 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.77 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit 4.04 upper limit 6.66 margin of error 1.31 (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) O o is unknown O normal distribution of uric acid O n is large V o is known V uniform distribution of uric acid (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O The probability that this interval contains the true average uric acid level for this patient is 0.05. O…arrow_forward
- Overproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken eleven blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.31 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.79 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) o is known o is unknown uniform distribution of uric acid On is large normal distribution of uric acid (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O The probability that this interval contains the true average uric acid level for this patient is 0.95. O The probability that this…arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken fifteen blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.35 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.87 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) O o is unknown O normal distribution of uric acid O n is large O uniform distribution of uric acid O o is known (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O we are 5% confident that the true uric acid level for this patient falls within this interval. O We are 95% confident…arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken five blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.40 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.85 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. Wwhat is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) V o is known O n is large O o is unknown V normal distribution of uric acid O uniform distribution of uric acid (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O we are 95% confident that the true uric acid level for this patient falls within this interval. O The probability that…arrow_forward
- production of urc acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma over the period of thirteen months The mean concentrations was X = 5.33 mg/dI. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with a =1.75 mg/di.arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.f Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken seven blood tests for uric acid. The concentration was x = 5.35 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.77 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) O o is unknown O normal distribution of uric acid O n is large Oo is known O uniform distribution of uric acid (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O The probability that this interval contains the true average uric acid level for this patient is 0.05. O The probability that…arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma. Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken eight blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was = 3.5 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with σ = 1.85 mg/dl. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient’s blood. What is the margin of error? What conditions are necessary for your calculations? Interpret results in the context of this problem. Sample Size Find the sample size necessary for a 95% confidence level with maximal margin of error E=1.10 for the mean concentration of uric acid in this patient’s blood.arrow_forward
- Overproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such gout, leukemia, or lymphoma.t Over a period of months, an adult male patient has taken twelve blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was x = 5.35 mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with o = 1.91 mg/dl. (a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient's blood. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit upper limit margin of error (b) What conditions are necessary for your calculations? (Select all that apply.) O n is large O uniform distribution of uric acid O o is unknown O normal distribution of uric acid O o is known (c) Interpret your results in the context of this problem. O we are 5% confident that the true uric acid level for this patient falls within this interval. O The probability that this…arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma. Over a period of months, anadult male patient has taken eight blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was ?̅= 5.35mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, with σ = 1.85 mg/dl.a. Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient’s blood. What is the margin of error?b. Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in this patient’s blood. What is the margin of error? Compare the lengths of the confidence intervals for parts (a) and (b). As the confidence levelsincrease, do the confidence intervals increase in length?arrow_forwardOverproduction of uric acid in the body can be an indication of cell breakdown. This may be an advance indication of illness such as gout, leukemia, or lymphoma. Over a period of months, anadult male patient has taken eight blood tests for uric acid. The mean concentration was ?̅= 5.35mg/dl. The distribution of uric acid in healthy adult males can be assumed to be normal, withσ = 1.85 mg/dl.a. Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in thispatient’s blood. What is the margin of error?b. Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean concentration of uric acid in thispatient’s blood. What is the margin of error?c. Compare the margins of error for parts (a) and (b). As confidence levels increase, do marginsof error increase?arrow_forward
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