Question: The test statistic of z = 2.14 is obtained when using the data from Exercise 1 and testing the claim that patients treated with dexamethasone

The test statistic of z = 2.14 is obtained when using the data from Exercise 1 and testing the claim that patients treated with dexamethasone and patients given a placebo have the same rate of complete resolution.


Data in  Exercise 1

In a randomized clinical trial of adults with an acute sore throat, 288 were treated with the drug dexamethasone and 102 of them experienced complete resolution; 277 were treated with a placebo and 75 of them experienced complete resolution (based on data from “Effect of Oral Dexamethasone Without Immediate Antibiotics vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat in Adults,” by Hayward et al., Journal of the American Medical Association). Identify the null and alternative hypotheses corresponding to the claim that patients treated with dexamethasone and patients given a placebo have the same rate of complete resolution.

a. Find the P-value for the test.

b. If a significance level of 0.05 is used to test the claim, what should be concluded?

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