More than 1 million heart patients each year undergo an angioplasty. The benefits of an angioplasty were
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More than 1 million heart patients each year undergo an angioplasty. The benefits of an angioplasty were challenged in a study of 2,287 patients (2007 Annual Conference of the American College of Cardiology, New Orleans). All the patients had substantial blockage of the arteries but were medically stable. All were treated with medication such as aspirin and beta-blockers. However, half the patients were randomly assigned to get an angioplasty and half were not. After 5 years, the researchers found that 211 of the 1,145 patients in the angioplasty group had subsequent heart attacks compared with 202 of 1,142 patients in the medication only group. Do you agree with the study's conclusion, "There was no significant difference in the rate of heart attacks for the two groups"? Support your answer with a 95% confidence interval.
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Statistics For Business And Economics
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Authors: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich