In a study designed to test the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating migraine, 142 subjects

were treated with acupuncture. The numbers of migraine attacks for the treatment group had a

mean of 1.8 and a standard deviation of 1.4. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean number of migraine attacks for all people treated with acupuncture.

1.6
1.7
1.5
1.3

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Answer:

Option a) 1.6 .

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that  142 subjects  were treated with acupuncture. The numbers of migraine attacks for the treatment group had a  mean of 1.8 and a standard deviation of 1.4 which means;

Sample Mean, [tex]xbar[/tex] = 1.8   ,  Sample standard deviation, s = 1.4   and  Sample size = 142.

Now, 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean number of migraine attacks for all people treated with acupuncture is given by;

                                 [tex]xbar \pm 1.96 *\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} }[/tex]

                           ⇒ [tex]1.8 \pm 1.96 *\frac{1.4}{\sqrt{142} }[/tex]

So, the lower bound = [tex]1.8 - 1.96 *\frac{1.4}{\sqrt{142} }[/tex] = 1.56 ≈ 1.6

Therefore, option A is correct.

the mean number of migraine attacks for all people treated with acupuncture is 1.6.

  • The calculation is as follows:

[tex]= \bar {x} \pm1.96 ]\times\frac{8}{\sqrt{m} } \\\\= 1.8 \pm 1.96 \times \frac{1.4}{\sqrt{142} } \\\\= 1.56[/tex]

= 1.60

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