22. Excedrin or Tylenol? In a study to compare the effects of two pain relievers it was...
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22. Excedrin or Tylenol? In a study to compare the effects of two pain relievers it was found that of n 5200 1 randomly selected individuals who used the first pain reliever, 93% indicated that it relieved their pain. Of n 5450 2 randomly selected individuals who used the second pain reliever, 96% indicated that it relieved their pain.
a. Find a 99% confidence interval for the difference in the proportions experiencing relief from pain for these two pain relievers.
b. Based on the confidence interval in part
a, is there sufficient evidence to indicate a difference in the proportions experiencing relief for the two pain relievers? Explain.
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9780357114469
15th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall Iii , Robert Beaver , Barbara Beaver