"small sample difference of means problem. the pathogen phytophthora capsici causes bell peppers to wilt and die. it is thought that too much water aids the spread of the pathogen. two fields a and b were studied to compare the mean soil water content for the two fields as given by the data below: "b. what is the standard error for a difference of means test assuming equal variances? use the pooled variance when calculating the standard error for your answer. use 4 decimal places and use the proper rules of rounding. g

Astudy was interested in determining if eating milk chocolate lowered someone's cholesterol levels.ten people's cholesterol was measured. then, each of these individuals were told to eat 100g of milk chocolate every day and to eat as they normally did. after two weeks, their cholesterol levels were measured again. is there evidence to support that their cholesterol levels went down? how should we write the alternative hypothesis? (mud = the population mean difference= before - after)a. ha: mud = 0b. ha: mud > 0c. ha: mud < 0d. ha: mud does not equal 0