Question: . In order to determine whether or not a particular medication was effective in curing the common cold, one group of patients was given the
. In order to determine whether or not a particular medication was effective in curing the common cold, one group of patients was given the medication, while another group received sugar pills. The results of the study are shown
| Patients Cured
| 70 | 20 |
| Patients Not Cured | 10 | 50 |
We are interested in determining whether or not the medication was effective in curing the common cold. The expected frequency of those who receivedmedication and were cured is
The test statistic
(chi-square)is
The number of degrees of freedom associated with this problem is
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