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7. Magnet Treatment of Pain People spend around $5 billion annually for the purchase of magnets used to treat a wide variety of pains. Researchers conducted a study to determine whether magnets are effective in treating back pain. Pain was measured using the visual analog scale, and the results given below are among the results obtained in the study (based on data from “Bipolar Permanent Magnets for the Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Pilot Study,” by Collacott, Zimmerman, White, and Rindone, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 283, No. 10). Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that those treated with magnets have a greater
Reduction in Pain Level After Magnet Treatment: n = 20.
Reduction in Pain Level After Sham Treatment: n = 20,
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