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bone2 ID age zyg ht1 wt1 tea1 cof1 alc1 cur1 men1 pyr1 ls1 fn1 fs1 ht2 wt2 tea2 cof2 alc2 cur2 men2 pyr2 ls2 fn2 fs.81 0..75 0.76 0.68 1..01 0.74 0..89 0.64 1..75 0.63 1..5 0.51 0.64 0..81 0.64 1..75 0.85 0.69 1..78 0.7 1..59 0.54 0..86 0.56 1..83 0.5 1..95 0.83 1..87 0.78 1..76 0.56 1..66 0.49 1..5 0.83 0.65 1..98 0.77 1..01 0.9 1..89 0.87 1..5 0.86 0.7 1..76 0.74 1..71 0.85 1..25 0.8 0.76 1..71 0.55 0..5 0.63 0.56 1..7 0.68 1..63 0.64 1..73 0.64 1..5 0.7 0.61 1..71 0.61 1..76 0.66 0..75 0.73 0.82 1..75 0.77 0.88 1..83 0.66 1..79 0.63 1..65 0.66 0..2 0.64 0.71 1..77 0.66 1..71 0.61 0..75 0.59 1..25 0.64 0.65 1..89 0.78 1..25 0.84 0.63 1..62 0.61 1..65 0.81 1..04 0.82 1..25 0.92 0.67 1..87 0.65 1..9 0.76 1..95 0.71 1..96 0.71 1..67 0.74 1..3 0.74 0.74 1..71 0.6 1..84 0.85 1..5 0.49 1..2 0.47 0.48 0..69 0.54 0..48 0.38 0..65 0.82 0.69 1..77 0.67 1..93 0.73 1..96 0.83 1..8 0.67 1..75 0.63 1..86 0.6 1..85 0.54 0..5 0.47 0..5 0.61 0.54 0..3 0.58 0.42 0..6 0.51 0.46 0..98 0.69 1..75 0.9 0.64 1..76 0.65 1..68 0.62 1..93 0.57 1..86 0.71 1..82 0.67 1..75 0.92 0.79 1..95 0.81 1..85 0.72 1.31 Home work Renal Disease The mean serum-creatinine level measured in 12 patients 24 hours after they received a newly proposed antibiotic was 1.2 mg/dL.

1. If the mean and standard deviation of serum creatinine in the general population are 1.0 and 0.4 mg/dL, respectively, then, using a significance level of 0.1, test whether the mean serum-creatinine level in this group is different from that of the general population.

2. What is the p-value for the test?

3. Suppose the sample standard deviation of serum creatinine in Problem 1 is 0.7 mg/dL. Assume that the standard deviation of serum creatinine is not known, and perform the hypothesis test in Problem 1. Report a p-value.

4. Compute a two-sided 95% confidence interval for the true mean serum-creatinine level in Problem 3.

Endocrinology Refer to Data Set BONEDEN.DAT at . 5. Perform a hypothesis test (with significance level α = 0.1) to assess whether there are significant differences in mean BMD for the femoral neck between the heavier- and lighter-smoking twins. 6. Answer Problem 5 for mean BMD at the femoral shaft.

Environmental Health, Pulmonary Disease A clinical epidemiologic study was conducted to determine the long-term health effects of workplace exposure to the process of manufacturing the herbicide (2,4,5 trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid (2,4,5-T), which contains the contaminant dioxin. This study was conducted among active and retired workers of a Nitro, West Virginia, plant who were exposed to the 2,4,5-T process between 1948 and 1969. It is well known that workers exposed to 2,4,5-T have high rates of chloracne (a generalized acneiform eruption). Less well known are other potential effects of 2,4,5-T exposure. One of the variables studied was pulmonary function. Suppose the researchers expect from general population estimates that 4% of workers have an abnormal forced expiratory volume (FEV); defined as less than 80% of predicted, based on their age and height. They found that 32 of 203 men who were exposed to 2,4,5-T while working at the plant had an abnormal FEV. 7. What hypothesis test can be used to test the hypothesis that the percentage of abnormal FEV values among exposed men differs from the general-population estimates? 8. Implement the test in Problem 7, and report a p-value (two-tailed). Another type of outcome reported was fetal deaths. Suppose the investigators expect, given general population pregnancy statistics at the time of the survey, that 1.5% of pregnancies will result in a fetal death. They found that among 586 pregnancies where an exposed worker was the father, 11 resulted in a fetal death. 9. Provide a 95% confidence interval for the underlying fetal death rate among offspring of exposed men. Given the CI, how do you interpret the results of the study?

Sample Paper For Above instruction

Introduction

The evaluation of renal function in clinical settings often involves assessing serum creatinine levels, which serve as an indirect marker of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Elevated serum creatinine indicates impaired kidney function and is critical in diagnosing and monitoring kidney diseases. This paper investigates whether serum creatinine levels in a specific patient group differ significantly from those of the general population using hypothesis testing, along with confidence interval estimation. Such analyses assist clinicians and researchers in understanding the implication of observed laboratory values concerning broader health standards and contribute to personalized treatment strategies.

Methods

The data includes serum creatinine measurements from 12 patients, with a mean level of 1.2 mg/dL taken 24 hours post-administration of a new antibiotic. The nationwide average was established at 1.0 mg/dL with a standard deviation of 0.4 mg/dL. The initial analysis employed a t-test for a mean comparison, assuming the population standard deviation is known. When the population standard deviation is unavailable, a different t-test approach is used, assuming the sample standard deviation approximates the population standard deviation, with modifications for small sample sizes.

Statistical hypotheses are formulated as follows:

  • Null hypothesis (H₀): The mean serum creatinine in the patient group equals the population mean (μ = 1.0 mg/dL).
  • Alternative hypothesis (H₁): The mean serum creatinine differs from the population mean (μ ≠ 1.0 mg/dL).

The significance level (α) was set at 0.1, consistent with a relatively lenient criterion for significance typical in preliminary clinical research. The p-values are calculated to quantify the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis.

For confidence interval estimation of the mean, the t-distribution is used, adjusting for degrees of freedom based on sample size. When the standard deviation is unknown, the sample standard deviation substitutes for the population standard deviation, and the appropriate t-critical value is used.

Results

Comparison with Known Population Parameters

Using the known population standard deviation, a Z-test was performed. However, given the small sample size (n=12), the t-test was more appropriate, resulting in a calculated t-statistic of 1.12. The degrees of freedom (df) are 11, and the corresponding two-tailed p-value is approximately 0.28, indicating no statistically significant difference at the α=0.1 level.

Using Estimated Standard Deviation

With a sample standard deviation of 0.7 mg/dL, the t-statistic was computed as (1.2 - 1.0)/(0.7/√12) ≈ 0.41, with df=11. The associated p-value exceeds 0.68, reaffirming the lack of statistical significance.

Confidence Interval

The 95% confidence interval for the mean serum creatinine in the sample was calculated using the t-distribution with df=11. The interval ranges from approximately 0.89 to 1.51 mg/dL, providing a plausible range for the true population mean.

Discussion

The statistical analysis indicates that, based on this small sample, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the serum creatinine level in this patient group significantly differs from the general population mean. The high p-values reflect a lack of strong evidence against the null hypothesis, although the sample size limits the power to detect small effects.

The confidence interval encompasses the population mean value, further supporting this conclusion. Larger studies are required to confirm these findings and improve the precision of estimates, especially considering the variability observed in serum creatinine levels.

Conclusion

In this pilot analysis, the serum creatinine levels of the patients did not differ significantly from population norms. Clinicians should interpret these findings cautiously and consider additional factors, such as individual patient characteristics and broader demographic data, in comprehensive assessments of renal health.

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