A hypertension trial is mounted and 12 participants are randomly assigned to receive either a new treatment or a placebo. Each participant takes the assigned medication and their systolic blood pressure (SBP) is recorded after 6 months on the assigned treatment. The data are as follows. Placebo New Treatment 132 114 143 119 148 121 144 124 155 126 160 128 Is there a difference in mean SBP between treatments? Run the test at a 5% level of significance. Give each of the following to receive full credit : 1) the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses; 2) the appropriate test; 3) the decision rule; 4) the calculation of the test statistic ; and 5) your conclusion including a comparison to alpha or the critical value. You MUST show your work to receive full credit. Partial credit is available.
A hypertension trial is mounted and 12 participants are randomly assigned to receive either a new treatment or a placebo. Each participant takes the assigned medication and their systolic blood pressure (SBP) is recorded after 6 months on the assigned treatment. The data are as follows.
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Placebo
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New Treatment
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132
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114
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143
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119
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148
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121
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144
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124
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155
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126
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160
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128
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Is there a difference in mean SBP between treatments? Run the test at a 5% level of significance. Give each of the following to receive full credit : 1) the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses; 2) the appropriate test; 3) the decision rule; 4) the calculation of the test statistic ; and 5) your conclusion including a comparison to alpha or the critical value. You MUST show your work to receive full credit. Partial credit is available.
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