Q3. Kaimura et al. (2000) investigated the effects of procyanidin B-2 tonic on human hair growth after sequential use for 6 months. In one part of the study, the total hair increase (total hairs at month 6 – total hairs at month 0) in the designated scalp area was measured for a sample of 15 men treated with a placebo control and a sample of 25 men treated with a procyanidin B-2 (PB2). The data is contained in the file A2Q3.csv. (This data is simulated based on information in the paper. You must use the data in the file to carry out the analysis). Is there evidence that the total hair increase of the subjects in the procyanidin B-2 group was greater the those in the placebo control group, at the 5% level of significance? State an appropriate null and alternative hypothesis in words and symbols.
Q3. Kaimura et al. (2000) investigated the effects of procyanidin B-2 tonic on human hair growth after sequential use for 6 months. In one part of the study, the total hair increase (total hairs at month 6 – total hairs at month 0) in the designated scalp area was measured for a sample of 15 men treated with a placebo control and a sample of 25 men treated with a procyanidin B-2 (PB2). The data is contained in the file A2Q3.csv. (This data is simulated based on information in the paper. You must use the data in the file to carry out the analysis).
Is there evidence that the total hair increase of the subjects in the procyanidin B-2 group was greater the those in the placebo control group, at the 5% level of significance?
- State an appropriate null and alternative hypothesis in words and symbols.
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