A simple random sample of 75 people are given a new drug that is designed to relieve
Question:
A simple random sample of 75 people are given a new drug that is designed to relieve pain. A second sample of 50 people are given a standard drug. The question of interest is whether the proportion of people experiencing relief is greater among those taking the new drug. To address this question, which of the following is the most appropriate type of hypothesis test?
i. A test for the difference between two population means using independent samples ii. A test for the difference between two population proportions iii. A test for the difference between two population means using matched pairs iv. A test for the difference between two population standard deviations
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Elementary Statistics
ISBN: 9781259969454
3rd International Edition
Authors: William Navidi, Barry Monk