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Listed below are body temperatures from five different subjects measured at 8 AM and again at 12 AM.

Find the values of [tex]$\bar{d}$[/tex] and [tex]$s_d$[/tex]. In general, what does [tex]$\mu_d$[/tex] represent?

[tex]
\[
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Temperature} \left({ }^{\circ} F \right) \text{ at 8 AM} & 98.3 & 98.6 & 97.8 & 97.3 & 97.6 \\
\hline
\text{Temperature} \left({ }^{\circ} F \right) \text{ at 12 AM} & 99.1 & 99.1 & 98.0 & 96.8 & 97.9 \\
\hline
\end{array}
\]
[/tex]

Let the temperature at 8 AM be the first sample, and the temperature at 12 AM be the second sample.

Find the values of [tex]$\bar{d}$[/tex] and [tex]$s_d$[/tex].

[tex]\bar{d} = [1][/tex]

(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)

Answer :

To solve the problem, we need to calculate two statistical measures based on the temperature differences between two times: 8 AM and 12 AM. These measures are the mean difference, denoted as [tex]\(\bar{d}\)[/tex], and the standard deviation of the differences, denoted as [tex]\(s_d\)[/tex].

Here are the steps to find [tex]\(\bar{d}\)[/tex] and [tex]\(s_d\)[/tex]:

1. Calculate the Differences:
We start by finding the difference between each corresponding pair of temperatures.
- Difference for Subject 1: [tex]\(99.1 - 98.3 = 0.8\)[/tex]
- Difference for Subject 2: [tex]\(99.1 - 98.6 = 0.5\)[/tex]
- Difference for Subject 3: [tex]\(98.0 - 97.8 = 0.2\)[/tex]
- Difference for Subject 4: [tex]\(96.8 - 97.3 = -0.5\)[/tex]
- Difference for Subject 5: [tex]\(97.9 - 97.6 = 0.3\)[/tex]

The differences are: [tex]\(0.8, 0.5, 0.2, -0.5, 0.3\)[/tex].

2. Calculate the Mean of the Differences ([tex]\(\bar{d}\)[/tex]):
To find the mean difference, sum up all the differences and divide by the number of differences.
[tex]\[
\bar{d} = \frac{0.8 + 0.5 + 0.2 - 0.5 + 0.3}{5} = \frac{1.3}{5} = 0.26
\][/tex]

3. Calculate the Standard Deviation of the Differences ([tex]\(s_d\)[/tex]):
First, compute the deviations by subtracting the mean difference from each original difference:
- [tex]\(0.8 - 0.26 = 0.54\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(0.5 - 0.26 = 0.24\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(0.2 - 0.26 = -0.06\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(-0.5 - 0.26 = -0.76\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(0.3 - 0.26 = 0.04\)[/tex]

Next, square each deviation:
- [tex]\(0.54^2 = 0.2916\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(0.24^2 = 0.0576\)[/tex]
- [tex]\((-0.06)^2 = 0.0036\)[/tex]
- [tex]\((-0.76)^2 = 0.5776\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(0.04^2 = 0.0016\)[/tex]

Add the squared deviations:
[tex]\[
0.2916 + 0.0576 + 0.0036 + 0.5776 + 0.0016 = 0.932
\][/tex]

Finally, divide by [tex]\(n-1\)[/tex] (where [tex]\(n\)[/tex] is the number of subjects, which is 5):
[tex]\[
s_d = \sqrt{\frac{0.932}{4}} = \sqrt{0.233} \approx 0.483
\][/tex]

Therefore, the mean difference [tex]\(\bar{d}\)[/tex] is approximately 0.26, and the standard deviation of the differences [tex]\(s_d\)[/tex] is approximately 0.483.

Finally, [tex]\(\mu_d\)[/tex] represents the hypothetical population mean of the differences in body temperature if we could measure the differences for every subject in the population at these times.

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