Acrylic bone cement is commonly used in total joint replacement to secure the artificial joint. Data on the force (measured in Newtons, N) required to break a cement bond was determined under two different temperature conditions and in two different mediums appear in the following table.

Temperature Medium Data on Breaking Force
22 degrees Dry 100.5, 141.5, 194.8, 118.4, 176.1, 213.1
37 degrees Dry 302.1, 338.1, 288.8, 306.8, 305.2, 327.5
22 degrees Wet 386.2, 367.3, 322.6, 307.4, 357.9, 321.4
37 degrees Wet 363.7, 377.9, 327.7, 331.9, 338.1, 394.6
(a) Estimate the difference between the mean breaking force in a dry medium at 37 degrees and the mean breaking force at the same temperature in a wet medium using a 90% confidence interval. (Round your answers to the nearest whole numbers.)
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(b) Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean breaking force in a dry medium at the higher temperature is greater than the mean breaking force at the lower temperature by more than 100 N? Test the relevant hypotheses using a significance level of .10.
t = (Round the answer to two decimal places.)
df =
P = (Round the answer to three decimal places.)

(a) To estimate the difference between the mean breaking force in a dry medium at 37 degrees and the mean breaking force at the same temperature in a wet medium using a 90% confidence interval, we can use the following steps:

1. Calculate the sample mean and standard deviation for each condition:
- Dry at 37 degrees:
Mean = (302.1 + 338.1 + 288.8 + 306.8 + 305.2 + 327.5) / 6 ≈ 314.17
Standard deviation = sqrt((302.1-314.17)^2 + (338.1-314.17)^2 + (288.8-314.17)^2 + (306.8-314.17)^2 + (305.2-314.17)^2 + (327.5-314.17)^2) / (6-1) ≈ 15.16
- Wet at 37 degrees:
Mean = (363.7 + 377.9 + 327.7 + 331.9 + 338.1 + 394.6) / 6 ≈ 352.33
Standard deviation = sqrt((363.7-352.33)^2 + (377.9-352.33)^2 + (327.7-352.33)^2 + (331.9-352.33)^2 + (338.1-352.33)^2 + (394.6-352.33)^2) / (6-1) ≈ 24.32

2. Calculate the standard error of the difference between the means:
Standard error = sqrt((15.16^2 / 6) + (24.32^2 / 6)) ≈ 10.49

3. Calculate the margin of error using a t-distribution with a 90% confidence level and (6-1) = 5 degrees of freedom:
Margin of error = t * standard error
From the t-distribution table, for a 90% confidence level and 5 degrees of freedom, the t-value is approximately 2.571
Margin of error = 2.571 * 10.49 ≈ 26.95

4. Calculate the confidence interval:
Confidence interval = (mean difference - margin of error, mean difference + margin of error)
Mean difference = 314.17 - 352.33 ≈ -38.16 (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Confidence interval = (-38.16 - 26.95, -38.16 + 26.95)
≈ (-65, -11)

Therefore, the 90% confidence interval estimate for the difference between the mean breaking force in a dry medium at 37 degrees and the mean breaking force at the same temperature in a wet medium is approximately (-65, -11) N.

(b) To test if there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean breaking force in a dry medium at the higher temperature is greater than the mean breaking force at the lower temperature by more than 100 N, we can use the following steps:

1. Calculate the test statistic t:
t = (mean difference - 100) / (standard error of mean difference)
Mean difference was calculated as -38.16 in part (a).
Standard error of mean difference was calculated as 10.49 in part (a).
t = (-38.16 - 100) / 10.49 ≈ -13.20 (rounded to two decimal places)

2. Calculate the degrees of freedom (df):
df = n1 + n2 - 2
n1 and n2 are the sample sizes for the dry medium at 37 degrees and the dry medium at 22 degrees.
Sample sizes were not given in the question, so this information is missing. Please provide the sample sizes for a more accurate calculation of the degrees of freedom.

3. Calculate the p-value:
P = P(t-value ≤ -13.20) (from t-distribution with df degrees of freedom)
The p-value can be obtained using statistical software or a t-distribution table.
Please provide the degrees of freedom (df) to calculate the p-value accurately.

Based on the missing information, the values for t, df, and P cannot be determined.

(a) To estimate the difference between the mean breaking force in a dry medium at 37 degrees and the mean breaking force at the same temperature in a wet medium using a 90% confidence interval, we can follow these steps:

1. Calculate the sample mean for each condition:
- Mean breaking force in dry medium at 37 degrees (x₁̄)
- Mean breaking force in wet medium at 37 degrees (x₂̄)

2. Calculate the standard deviation for each condition:
- Standard deviation of breaking force in dry medium at 37 degrees (s₁)
- Standard deviation of breaking force in wet medium at 37 degrees (s₂)

3. Determine the sample sizes for each condition:
- Sample size for breaking force in dry medium at 37 degrees (n₁)
- Sample size for breaking force in wet medium at 37 degrees (n₂)

4. Use the following formula to calculate the 90% confidence interval for the difference between means:
Confidence Interval = (x₁̄ - x₂̄) ± t * sqrt((s₁²/n₁) + (s₂²/n₂))

5. Look up the appropriate t-value for a 90% confidence level and the degrees of freedom (df) for the given sample sizes. The degrees of freedom can be calculated using the following formula:
df = (s₁²/n₁ + s₂²/n₂)² / [(s₁²/n₁)²/(n₁ - 1) + (s₂²/n₂)²/(n₂ - 1)]

Using these steps, you can calculate the confidence interval for the mean difference between the breaking forces in dry and wet mediums at 37 degrees.

(b) To test whether there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean breaking force in a dry medium at the higher temperature is greater than the mean breaking force at the lower temperature by more than 100 N, you can follow these steps:

1. Set up the null hypothesis (H₀) and the alternative hypothesis (H₁):
H₀: μ₁ - μ₂ ≤ 100 (The mean difference is less than or equal to 100 N.)
H₁: μ₁ - μ₂ > 100 (The mean difference is greater than 100 N.)

2. Calculate the t-value using the formula:
t = (x₁̄ - x₂̄ - 100) / sqrt((s₁²/n₁) + (s₂²/n₂))

3. Determine the degrees of freedom (df) using the formula mentioned above.

4. Find the p-value associated with the calculated t-value using a t-table or statistical software.

5. Compare the p-value with the significance level (α) of 0.10. If the p-value is less than α, reject the null hypothesis. Otherwise, fail to reject the null hypothesis.

By following these steps, you can perform the hypothesis test to determine if there is sufficient evidence that the mean breaking force in a dry medium at the higher temperature is greater than the mean breaking force at the lower temperature by more than 100 N.

round 1.394 to nearest hundred