The current method for treating acute myeloblastic leukemia is to give the patient intensive chemotherapy at the time of diagnosis. Historically this has resulted in a 70% remission rate. In studying a new method of treatment, 50 volunteers are used.

How many patients would have to go into remission for researchers to

claim, at the a = 0.05 level, that the new method produced a higher

remission rate than the old

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

To determine how many patients would need to go into remission for researchers to claim at the alpha 005 level that the new method produced a higher remission rate than the old we can use the binomial ... View the full answer