Question: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare individuals receiving a treatment regimen of Drug A vs. a treatment regimen of Drug B for treatment

A randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare individuals receiving a treatment regimen of Drug A vs. a treatment regimen of Drug B for treatment of hepatitis C.Overall, 500 individuals participated in this study; 250 were randomized to each treatment.Twelve weeks after treatment, the participants were tested to see whether they experienced virologic failure.The results of this study are below.

Drug A Drug B Total

virologic failure 92 76 168

no virologic failure 158 174 332

total 250 250 500

  • calculate by hand the expected cell counts in each of the four cells empty (?) below:

Drug A Drug B Total

virologic failure ? ? 161

no virologic failure ? ? 339

total 250 250 500

  • What is the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic and its value, the p-value and interpretation of results (reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis)

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