215 285 500 b. Use the study results to complete the following. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, as needed. Notice the percent sign is already included, so you just need to type the number. What percent of the adults in this study were given the new allergy medicine? % What percent of those who experienced improvements received the allergy medicine? % What percent of those who received the allergy medicine experienced improvements? % What percent of those who did not received the allergy medicine experienced improvements
Researchers wanted to know the effectiveness of a new allergy medicine. A study was conducted on 500 adults who experience allergy symptoms. Each adult was randomly assigned to receive the new allergy medicine or a placebo. Researchers recorded whether or not their symptoms improved within 1 week.
a. Complete the two-way table summarizing the findings.
| Allergy Medicine | Placebo | Total | |
|
Symptoms Improved |
85 | 80 | |
| Symptoms Did Not Improve |
|||
| Total |
215 | 285 | 500 |
b. Use the study results to complete the following. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, as needed.
Notice the percent sign is already included, so you just need to type the number.
What percent of the adults in this study were given the new allergy medicine? %
What percent of those who experienced improvements received the allergy medicine? %
What percent of those who received the allergy medicine experienced improvements? %
What percent of those who did not received the allergy medicine experienced improvements? %
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