BSB123: Management at the hospital - Data Analysis Assignment

Internal Code: MAS3365

Data Analysis Assignment:

Management at the hospital is interested in being able to better manage room allocations and bookings in their maternity ward. They are keen to identify mothers at risk of having low birth weight babies who may require additional hospital resources during their stay in the hospital. The hospital has collected data for a number of previous births at the hospital. The data contains information on the variables outlined in the table above. As a consultant, they have approached you and asked if you could analyse this dataset. Questions: 1. Past records (2004) show that the average birthweight was 3500 grams. Test at 5% if the average birthweight in 2015 has increased with the improvement in general nutrition. 2. Perform a two-sample t-test for each of the following tasks. (a) Determine if there is evidence that on average the weight of a baby of a mother who smokes is less than that of a mother who does not. (b) Determine if being indigenous is a disadvantage in terms of birthweight