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-069 points MIntroStat97.E 510 XP My Notes Ask Your Self-efficacy is a general c

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-069 points MIntroStat97.E 510 XP My Notes Ask Your Self-efficacy is a general concept that measures how well we think we can control different situations. A multimedia program designed to improve dietary behavior among low-income women was evaluated by comparing women who were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups, Participants were asked, "How sure are you that you can eat foods low in fat over the next month?" The response was measured on a five-point scale with 1 corresponding to "not sure at a?and 5 corresponding to very sure. Here is a summary of the self-efficacy scores obtained about 2 months after the intervention Group Intervention 168 4.18 1.19 Control 211 3.67 1.12 (a) Do you think that these data are Normally distributed? Explain why or why not O The distribution is not Normal because all scores are integers. O The distribution is Normal because the sample was randomly assigned O The distribution is Normal because the sample sizes are large. O The distribution is not Normal because the sample included only women. O The distribution is Normal because the standard deviation is smaller than the mean. (b) Is it appropriate to use the two-sample t procedures that we studied in this section to analyze these data? Give reasons for your answer O The t procedures should not be appropriate because we do not have Normaly distributed data O The t procedures should be appropriate because we have two large samples with no outliers. O The t procedures should be appropriate because we have Normally distributed data. O The t procedures should not be appropriate because the sample sizes are not large enough O The t procedures should not be appropriate because the two groups are different sizes (c) Describe appropriate null and alternative hypotheses. Some people would prefer a two-sided alternative in this situation while others would use a one-sided significance test Give reasons for each point of view. O The two-sided alternative reflects the researchers' (presumed) belief that the intervention would decrease scores on the test. The one-sided alternative allows for the possibility that the intervent on might have had positive effect. O The one-sided alternative reflects the researchers' (presumed) belief that the intervention would decrease scores on the test. The two-sided alternative allows for the poss bility that the intervention might have had a positive effect. O The one-sided alternative reflects the researchers' (presumed) belief that the intervention would decrease scores on the test. The two-sided alternative allows for the possibility that the intervention might have had a negative effect. O The one-sided alternative reflects the researchers' (presumed) belief that the intervention would increase scores on the test. The two-sided alternative allows for the possibility that the intervention might have had a negative effect O The two-sided alternative reflects the researchers' (presumed) belief that the intervention would increase scores on the test. The one-sided alternative allows for the possibility that the intervention might have had a negative effect. (d) Carry out the significance test using a one-sided alternative. Report the test statistic with the degrees of freedom and the P-value. (Round your test statistic to three decimal places, your degrees of freedom to the nearest whole number, and your P-value to four decimal places)

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Part (a)

Option (A) is correct choice

Part (b)

Option (B) is right choice.

Part (c)

Option (E) is the right choice.

Part (C(ii))

Option (D) is correct option.