Question: A scientist is examining whether three current drugs for nausea are equally effective at reducing self-reported nausea. The collected data are in compare_three_drugs.csv. These data

A scientist is examining whether three current drugs for nausea are equally effective at reducing self-reported nausea. The collected data are in compare_three_drugs.csv. These data show symptom severity (on a scale of 0 through 10, 10 being the most severe) for 60 adults taking one of three common over-the-counter nausea medications.

drug severity
Ventolin 5
Ventolin 7
Ventolin 5
Ventolin 6
Ventolin 4
Ventolin 7
Statin 1
Statin 2
Statin 3
Statin 2
Valium 1
Valium 3
Valium 3
Valium 4

  1. Provide a compelling graph of the data.
  2. What is the statistical hypothesis and which statistical test is most appropriate? Are follow-up comparisons needed?
  3. Provide descriptive statistics.
  4. Provide a numeric and verbal description of the output of the statistical test and follow-up comparisons (if needed).
  5. Is one drug demonstrably the best? Why or why not?

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