Written Assignment 8- STATA PROFICIENCY REQUIRED
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instructions.docxUsing the provided dataset below, determine whether the mean birthweight for infants differs significantly according to mothers’ smoking status by using a one way ANOVA in Stata. Make sure to include all 5 hypothesis testing steps in your writeup. If you found a significant difference, how might you determine which specific groups differ? Are there any potential problems with the method you have proposed?
· Define the parameter of interest.
· State the hypotheses
· Determine the test statistic and p-value considering any necessary assumptions
· Decide whether to reject or not reject the null hypothesis
· Clearly state a conclusion in the context of the problem
· Specific Comparisons: How would you figure out which specific groups differ?
· Potential Problems: What are the potential problems with the method you have proposed to figure out which groups differ?
