In the mid-1800s, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweiss decided to make doctors wash their hands with a strong disinfectant

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In the mid-1800s, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweiss decided to make doctors wash their hands with a strong disinfectant between patients at a clinic with a death rate of 9.9%. Semmelweiss wanted to test the hypothesis that the death rate would go down after the new handwashing procedure was used. What null and alternative hypotheses should he have used? Explain, using both words and symbols. Explain the meaning of any symbols you use.

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Introductory Statistics Exploring The World Through Data

ISBN: 9780135163146

3rd Edition

Authors: Robert Gould, Rebecca Wong, Colleen N. Ryan

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