A 2012 article in the New England Journal reports the results of a randomized trial to assess the associationbetween regular usage of asthma medication prior to turning 18 years old, and height at age 18 years. As per theauthors,"From December 1993 through September 1995, we randomly assigned 1041 children between the ages of 5 and13 years with mild-to-moderate asthma to one of three study groups in the double-blind, placebo-controlledCAMP trial."(reference: Kelly H, et al. Effect of Inhaled Glucocorticoids in Childhood on Adult Height. New England of Medicine(2012). 367 (10))The random assignment groups were Budesonide, Nedocromil and placebo. The following graphic shows thedistribution of female and male participant heights at different times in the study follow-up, presented for theBudesonide and placebo samples.A Unadjusted Height Distribution200I Budesonide I Placebo190180-170-160-150-140-130-120-110-100-0-Trial entry2 YrTrial endAdultTrial entry2 YrTrial endAdultFemalesMalesWhich of the following statements best summarizes the resulting height distributions for females in theBudesonide and placebo groups as adults (using only the information in the graphic)?While there is substantial crossover in the height distributions, the 25, 50, and 75th percentiles were lowerin the Budesonide group when compared to same percentiles in the placebo group.O Most women (= 75%) in the Budesonide group were shorter than the 25th percentile of height for women inthe placebo group.Both height distributions are extremely left skewed.The two height distributions are substantially different.Height (cm)

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A 2012 article in the New England Journal reports the results of a randomized trial to assess the associationbetween regular usage of asthma medication prior to turning 18 years old, and height at age 18 years. As per theauthors,&#34;From December 1993 through September 1995, we randomly assigned 1041 children between the ages of 5 and13 years with mild-to-moderate asthma to one of three study groups in the double-blind, placebo-controlledCAMP trial.&#34;(reference: Kelly H, et al. Effect of Inhaled Glucocorticoids in Childhood on Adult Height. New England of Medicine(2012). 367 (10))The random assignment groups were Budesonide, Nedocromil and placebo. The following graphic shows thedistribution of female and male participant heights at different times in the study follow-up, presented for theBudesonide and placebo samples.A Unadjusted Height Distribution200I Budesonide I Placebo190180-170-160-150-140-130-120-110-100-0-Trial entry2 YrTrial endAdultTrial entry2 YrTrial endAdultFemalesMalesWhich of the following statements best summarizes the resulting height distributions for females in theBudesonide and placebo groups as adults (using only the information in the graphic)?While there is substantial crossover in the height distributions, the 25, 50, and 75th percentiles were lowerin the Budesonide group when compared to same percentiles in the placebo group.O Most women (= 75%) in the Budesonide group were shorter than the 25th percentile of height for women inthe placebo group.Both height distributions are extremely left skewed.The two height distributions are substantially different.Height (cm)

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