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Lactation promotes a temporary loss of bone mass to provide adequate amounts of

ID: 3312018 • Letter: L

Question

Lactation promotes a temporary loss of bone mass to provide adequate amounts of calcium for milk production. A paper gave the following data on total body bone mineral content (TBBMC) (g) for a sample both during lactation (L) and in the postweaning period (P).

Calculate the test statistic and determine the P-value. (Round your test statistic to two decimal places and your P-value to three decimal places.)

Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 L 1926 2545 2825 1921 1628 2175 2111 2621 1843 2545 P 2125 2885 2895 1944 1750 2181 2164 2626 2006 2628

Explanation / Answer

Enter data in minitab

L   P
1926   2125
2545   2885
2825   2895
1921   1944
1628   1750
2175   2181
2111   2164
2621   2626
1843   2006
2545   2628

stat>basic statistics>paired t>sample1(L),sample2(P)>options>95%,diffrrence<0

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output as below,

Paired T-Test and CI: L, P

Paired T for L - P

N Mean StDev SE Mean
L 10 2214 397 126
P 10 2320 406 128
Difference 10 -106.4 104.7 33.1


95% upper bound for mean difference: -45.7
T-Test of mean difference = 0 (vs < 0): T-Value = -3.21 P-Value = 0.005