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ISBN: 9780137721023

Author: Bennett

Publisher: PEARSON C

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Chapter 5.A, Problem 55E

Real Studies. Consider the following statistical studies.

a. Identify the population and the population parameter of interest.

b. Describe the sample and sample statistic for the study.

c. Identify the type of study.

d. Discuss what additional facts you would like to know before you believed the study or acted on the results of the study.

55. A study done at the Center for AIDS and STD at the University of Washington tracked the survival rates ol 17,517 asymptomatic North American patients with HIV who started drug therapy at different points in the progresion of the infection. lt was discovered that asymptomatic patients who postponed

antiretroviral treatment until their disease was more advanced faced a higher risk of than those who had initiated drug treaunent earlier (New England Journal of Medicine).

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