As the manager of a diet clinic you are investigating the number of calories in various hot dogs. You purchase several different brands of beef hot dogs and several brands of chicken hot dogs. You have the lab analyze the number of calories in each of the hot dog samples with the results below.
i) Chicken Hot Dogs: 139 132 123 114 114 116 108
ii) Beef Hot Dog: 136 155 158 148 178 167 131
Test the hypothesis that the calories are the same.
A. State the null and alternate hypotheses.
B. State the test statistic.
C. State the decision rule.
D. Show the appropriate calculations and state the statistical decision.
E. What conclusions can you draw concerning the calorie content of the two types of hot dogs?