REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is sleep during which most dreams occur. Each night a person has both REM and non-REM sleep. However, it is thought that children have more REM sleep than adults†. Assume that REM sleep time is normally distributed for both children and adults. A random sample ofn1= 10 children (9 years old) showed that they had an average REM sleep time of x1= 2.9 hours per night. From previous studies, it is known that σ1= 0.6 hour. Another random sample ofn2= 10 adults showed that they had an average REM sleep time of x2= 2.20 hours per night. Previous studies show that σ2= 0.7 hour. Do these data indicate that, on average, children tend to have more REM sleep than adults? Use a 1% level of significance.
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