1.Ochsenkhn et al. (A-55) studied birth as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and birth from spontaneous conception. In the sample, there were 163 singleton births resulting from IVF with a mean birth weight of 3071 g and sample standard deviation of 761 g. Among the 321 singleton births resulting from spontaneous conception, the mean birth weight was 3172 g with a standard deviation of 702 g. Determine if these data provide sufficient evidence for us to conclude that the mean birth weight in grams of singleton births resulting from IVF is lower, in general, than the mean birth weight of singleton births resulting from spontaneous conception. Let = 0.10.

a.Formulate relevant hypotheses, perform the appropriate tests, and find p values.

b.State the statistical decisions and clinical conclusions that the results of your hypothesis tests justify.