Intro Stats, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: Richard D. De Veaux, Paul Velleman, David E. Bock
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Chapter 15, Problem 1E
Better than aspirin? A very large study showed that aspirin reduced the rate of first heart attacks by 44%. A pharmaceutical company thinks they have a drug that will be more effective than aspirin, and plans to do a randomized clinical trial to test the new drug. What is the null hypothesis the company will use?
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To determine
State the null hypothesis.
Answer to Problem 1E
Null hypothesis:
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The study based on the effect of aspirin in the treatment of heart attacks.
Calculation:
Null hypothesis:
That is, the new drug is not effective than aspirin and reduces the rate of heart attacks by 44%.
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