Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337793612
Author: PECK, Roxy.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Many people take ginkgo supplements advertised to improve memory. Are these over-the-counter supplements effective? In a study reported in the paper “Ginkgo for Memory Enhancement” (Journal of the American Medical Association [2002]: 835–840), elderly adults were assigned at random to either a treatment group or a control group. The 104 participants who were assigned to the treatment group took 40 mg of ginkgo three times a day for 6 weeks. The 115 participants assigned to the control group took a placebo pill three times a day for 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks, the Wechsler Memory Scale (a test of short-term memory) was administered. Higher scores indicate better memory
Based on these results, is there evidence that taking 40 mg of ginkgo three times a day is effective in increasing
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