Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
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Author: Michael Sullivan III
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 26AYU
Practical versus Statistical Significance In clinical trials for treatment of a skin disorder, 642 of 2105 patients receiving the current standard treatment were cured of the disorder and 697 of 2115 patients receiving a new proposed treatment were cured of the disorder.
- a. Does the new procedure cure a higher proportion of patients at the α = 0.05 level of significance?
- b. Do you think that the difference in success rates is practically significant? What factors might influence your decision?
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Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
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