The charts were identical except that for half the charts, the patient was obese and for the other half, the patient was of average weight. To assess the plausibility of the hypothesis that the differ...The charts were identical except that for half the charts, the patient was obese and for the other half, the patient was of average weight. To assess the plausibility of the hypothesis that the difference in mean times is due to chance, we compute the probability of getting a difference as large or larger than the observed difference (31.4 - 24.7 = 6.7 minutes) if the difference were, in fact, due solely to chance.
The charts were identical except that for half the charts, the patient was obese and for the other half, the patient was of average weight. To assess the plausibility of the hypothesis that the differ...The charts were identical except that for half the charts, the patient was obese and for the other half, the patient was of average weight. To assess the plausibility of the hypothesis that the difference in mean times is due to chance, we compute the probability of getting a difference as large or larger than the observed difference (31.4 - 24.7 = 6.7 minutes) if the difference were, in fact, due solely to chance.