Clinical Trial of Lipitor Lipitor is the trade name of the drug atorvastatin, which is used to reduce cholesterol in patients. This is the largest-selling drug in the world, with $13 billion in sales for a recent year. Adverse reactions have been studied in clinical trials, and the table below summarizes results for infections in patients from different treatment groups (based on data from Parke-Davis). Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that getting an infection is independent of the treatment. Does the atorvastatin treatment appear to have an effect on infections?

Placebo Atorvastatin 10 mg Atorvastatin 40 mg Atorvastatin 80 mg Infection 27 89 8 7 No Infection 243 774 71 87