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15. Many drugs used to treat cancer are expensive. BusinessWeek reported on the cost per treatment of Herceptin, a drug used to treat breast cancer (BusinessWeek, January 30, 2006).

Typical treatment costs (in dollars) for Herceptin are provided by a simple random sample of 10 patients.

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a. Develop a point estimate of the mean cost per treatment with Herceptin.

b. Develop a point estimate of the standard deviation of the cost per treatment with Herceptin.

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Essentials Of Statistics For Business And Economics

ISBN: 9780324568608

5th Edition

Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams

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