A random sample of 20 mixed gender twins is selected and their resting pulse rate is taken after a 5 minute period of relaxing on a sofa. The average resting pulse rate for the male twins was 67 betas per minute and for the female twins it was 73 beats per minute, resulting in $\overline{d}$ = -6 . The standard deviation of the differences in pulse rates between the male and female twins was 3.4 beats per minute. What is the standard error of $\overline{d}$?
A) 0.17
B) 0.76
C) 3.4
D) 5

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The standard error of $\overline{d}$ is calculated using the formula $SE = \frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}$, where $s$ is the standard deviation of the differences, and $n$ is the sample size. Here, $s = 3.4$ and $n = 20$, so $SE = \frac{3.4}{\sqrt{20}} \approx 0.76$.

A Random Sample of 20 Mixed Gender Twins Is Selected d‾\overline{d}d

A Random Sample of 20 Mixed Gender Twins Is Selected $\overline{d}$